Unemployment with intermediate education in Egypt
Egypt: Unemployment with intermediate education was 5.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education in Egypt, 2008–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with intermediate education in Egypt stood at 5.5%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 65.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education in Egypt peaked at 17.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2024.
Egypt ranks 74th 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 intermediate education in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 14.3% | — |
| 2009 | 13.9% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 15.9% | +27.1% |
| 2012 | 17.2% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | -33.2% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | -34.6% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -10.6% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | -9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.1% | 13.9% | 14.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 10.5% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 5.5% | 7.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education in Egypt?
- Unemployment with intermediate education in Egypt was 5.5% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for unemployment with intermediate education?
- Egypt ranks 74th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.1%. 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 intermediate education (% of total 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).