Unemployment with advanced education, female in Egypt
Egypt: Unemployment with advanced education, female was 22.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Egypt, 2008–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with advanced education, female in Egypt is 22.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.3% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, female in Egypt peaked at 34.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2024.
Egypt ranks 10th of 126 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 24.7% | — |
| 2009 | 29.7% | +20.4% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 31.9% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 32.3% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 34.1% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 31.5% | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 32.8% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 30.9% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 31.3% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 34.8% | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 28.0% | -19.4% |
| 2021 | 25.1% | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 26.8% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 25.9% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 22.9% | -11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.2% | 24.7% | 29.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 30.9% | 34.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 22.9% | 28.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education, female in Egypt?
- Unemployment with advanced education, female in Egypt was 22.9% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for unemployment with advanced education, female?
- Egypt ranks 10th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).