Egypt vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)
Egypt
300.5%
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
170.9%
in 2025
Egypt rank
4th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
2nd
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) over time
- Egypt
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 300.5% against 170.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 129.6%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 4th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 2nd of 187 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 222.0% | 117.8% | 104.3% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 246.4% | 136.8% | 109.7% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 221.8% | 154.1% | 67.7% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 314.4% | 173.3% | 141.2% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24), Egypt or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Egypt, at 300.5% against 170.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) between Egypt and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 129.6%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Egypt ranks 4th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 2nd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.