Unemployment with basic education, female in Egypt
Egypt: Unemployment with basic education, female was 6.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education, female in Egypt, 2008–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with basic education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with basic education, female in Egypt stood at 6.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.1% on the previous year and down 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, female in Egypt peaked at 25.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2017.
Egypt ranks 82nd of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 8.5% | — |
| 2009 | 24.7% | +189.5% |
| 2010 | 14.2% | -42.4% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | -15.1% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | -16.9% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | -34.9% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -32.0% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | +305.8% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | -47.6% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | +27.9% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | -42.1% |
| 2024 | 6.0% | -30.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.6% | 8.5% | 24.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 5.5% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 6.0% | 14.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, female in Egypt?
- Unemployment with basic education, female in Egypt was 6.0% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2017.
- How does Egypt rank for unemployment with basic education, female?
- Egypt ranks 82nd out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.1%. 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 basic education, female (% of female labor force with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).