Unemployment with basic education in Egypt
Egypt: Unemployment with basic education 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 94th of 128 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.
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 |
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More work & labour data for Egypt
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 26.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 18.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 47.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 74.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 19.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 23.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 70.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 9.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 35.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 44.6% (2025)
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 94th out of 128 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).