Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Egypt
Egypt: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 23.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Egypt, 2008–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Egypt is 23.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Egypt peaked at 33.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 2024.
Egypt ranks 29th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 29.7% | — |
| 2009 | 29.9% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 33.1% | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 32.1% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 31.6% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 28.4% | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 26.3% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 27.6% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 27.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 26.9% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 27.1% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 28.0% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 30.2% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 28.7% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 26.9% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 24.6% | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 23.8% | -3.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 23.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.8%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 23.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 23.2%, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.8% | 29.7% | 29.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 26.3% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 23.8% | 30.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Egypt?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Egypt was 23.8% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 33.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Egypt ranks 29th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).