Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Egypt
Egypt: Unemployment with intermediate education, male was 4.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Egypt, 2008–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 4.0% for unemployment with intermediate education, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.5% on the previous year and down 63.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education, male in Egypt peaked at 12.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2024.
That places Egypt 86th out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 8.9% | — |
| 2009 | 7.5% | -15.6% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | +66.5% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | -28.7% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | -12.1% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -13.0% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | -10.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 4.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.7%, 70% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 4.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.6%, 71% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment with intermediate education, male 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 | +66.5% | 6.6% | 11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.2% | 7.5% | 8.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 6.6% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.0% | 5.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 83 Switzerland 4.1% compare
- 84 Hungary 4.1% compare
- 85 Cayman Islands 4.0% compare
- 87 Uganda 4.0% compare
- 88 Mauritius 3.9% compare
- 89 Hong Kong, China 3.9% 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 unemployment with intermediate education, male in Egypt?
- Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Egypt was 4.0% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education, male recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education, male recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for unemployment with intermediate education, male?
- Egypt ranks 86th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education, male rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.8%. 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 intermediate education, male (% of male labor force with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an intermediate level of education who are unemployed. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).