NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Egypt

Egypt: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 5,481 in 2027. ▬ Flat

Latest (2027)
5,481
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
8th
of 188 countries
All-time high
5,757
in 2010
All-time low
4,669
in 2014
Years of data
23
2005–2027

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Egypt, 2005–2027

02.0k4.0k6.0k2005201620272005: 5.3k2006: 5.3k2007: 5.1k2008: 5.1k2009: 5.2k2010: 5.8k2011: 5.6k2012: 5.5k2013: 5.0k2014: 4.7k2015: 4.9k2016: 5.0k2017: 4.9k2018: 5.0k2019: 5.2k2020: 5.7k2021: 5.5k2022: 5.3k2023: 4.9k2024: 5.1k2025: 5.2k2026: 5.3k2027: 5.5k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 5,481 for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in 2027.

That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Egypt peaked at 5,757 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4,669, in 2014.

Egypt ranks 8th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Egypt, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 5,283
2006 5,319 +0.7%
2007 5,144 -3.3%
2008 5,138 -0.1%
2009 5,195 +1.1%
2010 5,757 +10.8%
2011 5,604 -2.7%
2012 5,538 -1.2%
2013 5,014 -9.5%
2014 4,669 -6.9%
2015 4,924 +5.5%
2016 4,955 +0.6%
2017 4,876 -1.6%
2018 4,974 +2.0%
2019 5,212 +4.8%
2020 5,715 +9.7%
2021 5,544 -3.0%
2022 5,289 -4.6%
2023 4,930 -6.8%
2024 5,063 +2.7%
2025 5,193 +2.6%
2026 5,329 +2.6%
2027 5,481 +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5,216 5,138 5,319 5
2010s 5,152 4,669 5,757 10
2020s 5,318 4,930 5,715 8

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 5 Nigeria 7,207 compare
  2. 6 Democratic Republic of Congo 6,927 compare
  3. 7 Brazil 5,728 compare
  4. 9 United States 5,460 compare
  5. 10 Afghanistan 5,335 compare
  6. 11 Bangladesh 5,286 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Egypt?
Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Egypt was 5,481 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 5,757 in 2010.
What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 4,669 in 2014.
How does Egypt rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
Egypt ranks 8th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 6,324 data points, 2005–2027
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Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training) during a specified reference period (e.g., one week). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.