Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Egypt
Egypt: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 24.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Egypt, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Egypt is 24.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Egypt peaked at 33.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 24.6%, in 2023.
Egypt ranks 53rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 31.5% | — |
| 2006 | 31.3% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 29.9% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 29.7% | -0.7% |
| 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 | 24.7% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 24.8% | +0.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 24.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.5%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 24.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25.4%, 98% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.4% | 29.7% | 31.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 26.3% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 24.6% | 30.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 50 Palestine, State of 25.4% compare
- 51 Equatorial Guinea 25.1% compare
- 52 Burkina Faso 24.9% compare
- 54 Angola 24.8% compare
- 55 Belize 24.8% compare
- 56 Madagascar 24.4% compare
More work & labour data for Egypt
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0535 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0709 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0359 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3894 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.13 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 85,321 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 68,113 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 100,315 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 101,580 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 201,895 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Egypt?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Egypt was 24.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) 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 (% of) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.6% in 2023.
- How does Egypt rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Egypt ranks 53rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). 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).