NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) in Egypt

Egypt: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) was 4,696 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4,696
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
7th
of 113 countries
All-time high
6,825
in 2020
All-time low
4,177
in 2014
Years of data
17
2008–2024

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) in Egypt, 2008–2024

02.0k4.0k6.0k2008201620242008: 4.9k2009: 4.9k2010: 5.3k2011: 5.1k2012: 5.0k2013: 4.5k2014: 4.2k2015: 5.5k2016: 5.7k2017: 5.9k2018: 5.7k2019: 6.2k2020: 6.8k2021: 5.8k2022: 5.1k2023: 4.8k2024: 4.7k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

The most recent figure for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) in Egypt is 4,696, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 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 (previous ilo) in Egypt peaked at 6,825 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4,177, in 2014.

That places Egypt 7th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-24) in Egypt, 2008 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2008 4,870
2009 4,899 +0.6%
2010 5,290 +8.0%
2011 5,120 -3.2%
2012 4,980 -2.7%
2013 4,513 -9.4%
2014 4,177 -7.4%
2015 5,534 +32.5%
2016 5,663 +2.3%
2017 5,946 +5.0%
2018 5,723 -3.8%
2019 6,223 +8.7%
2020 6,825 +9.7%
2021 5,818 -14.8%
2022 5,137 -11.7%
2023 4,829 -6.0%
2024 4,696 -2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4,885 4,870 4,899 2
2010s 5,317 4,177 6,223 10
2020s 5,461 4,696 6,825 5

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 4 Ghana 6,404 compare
  2. 5 Brazil 5,658 compare
  3. 6 Nigeria 5,014 compare
  4. 8 United States of America 4,609 compare
  5. 9 Bangladesh 4,354 compare
  6. 10 South Africa 3,554 compare

See the full ranking of 113 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) in Egypt?
Neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) in Egypt was 4,696 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 6,825 in 2020.
What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 4,177 in 2014.
How does Egypt rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo)?
Egypt ranks 7th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-24)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
113 places, 2,220 data points, 1976–2026
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With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. 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 Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.