Labor force, female in Egypt
Egypt: Labor force, female was 20.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force, female in Egypt, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, female in Egypt stood at 20.6%.
That represents a change of down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Egypt peaked at 24.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 2020.
Egypt ranks 175th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.8% | — |
| 1991 | 23.7% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 24.3% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 23.2% | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 23.6% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 22.6% | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 22.2% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 21.7% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 21.3% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 21.5% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 21.9% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 22.5% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 20.9% | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 21.3% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 21.7% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 22.1% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 22.5% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 24.2% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 22.9% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 23.8% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 23.4% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 23.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 23.7% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 24.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 24.2% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 24.7% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 24.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 21.2% | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 17.5% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 18.1% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 17.7% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 20.6% | +16.3% |
| 2024 | 20.6% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 20.6% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.8% | 21.3% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.4% | 20.9% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 18.7% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 17.5% | 20.6% | 6 |
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More education data for Egypt
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 483,053 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -3.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.57 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Egypt?
- Labor force, female in Egypt was 20.6% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 2020.
- How does Egypt rank for labor force, female?
- Egypt ranks 175th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.