Youth not in education employment training in Egypt
Egypt: Youth not in education employment training was 23.78 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth not in education employment training in Egypt, 2008–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, youth not in education employment training in Egypt stood at 23.78. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth not in education employment training in Egypt peaked at 33.08 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 23.78, in 2024.
Egypt ranks 25th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Youth not in education employment training in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 29.66 | — |
| 2009 | 29.9 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 33.08 | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 32.1 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 31.55 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 28.4 | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 26.28 | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 27.61 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 27.61 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 26.9 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 27.09 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 27.96 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 30.16 | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 28.74 | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 26.92 | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 24.57 | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 23.78 | -3.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 23.78 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.84, 100% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 23.78 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 23.21, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.78 | 29.66 | 29.9 | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.86 | 26.28 | 33.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.83 | 23.78 | 30.16 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.52 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.49 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 507,445 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 95,355 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 759,210 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 718,435 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 11.56 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.40 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth not in education employment training in Egypt?
- Youth not in education employment training in Egypt was 23.78 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest youth not in education employment training recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 33.08 in 2010.
- What is the lowest youth not in education employment training recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.78 in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for youth not in education employment training?
- Egypt ranks 25th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth not in education employment training rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Youth not in education employment training. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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