Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) in Egypt
Egypt: Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) was 3.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education in Egypt, 2008–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 3.4% for unemployment with basic education in 2024.
That represents a change of down 20.7% on the previous year and down 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in Egypt peaked at 11.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2010.
Egypt ranks 96th of 130 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 (% of total labor force with basic) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3.0% | — |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +29.5% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -23.7% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | +192.8% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | +14.7% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | -22.3% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | -20.2% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -40.2% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | +19.2% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | +23.3% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -19.2% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | -20.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 3.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.5%, 97% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 3.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.6%, 74% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +192.8% | 2.9% | 8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 3.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 2.9% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 3.4% | 6.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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 unemployment with basic education in Egypt?
- Unemployment with basic education in Egypt was 3.4% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2010.
- How does Egypt rank for unemployment with basic education?
- Egypt ranks 96th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.4%. 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 (% of total 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).