Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Non-agricultural in Egypt
Egypt: Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Non-agricultural was 20.3 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Non-agricultural in Egypt, 2009–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural in Egypt is 20.3 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 15.8% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural in Egypt peaked at 63.95 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12.08 %, in 2015.
Egypt ranks 13th of 55 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Non-agricultural in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 25.79 % | — |
| 2010 | 31.64 % | +22.7% |
| 2011 | 29.26 % | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 46.01 % | +57.2% |
| 2013 | 22.06 % | -52.1% |
| 2015 | 12.08 % | -45.2% |
| 2016 | 44.37 % | +267.3% |
| 2017 | 55.17 % | +24.3% |
| 2018 | 63.95 % | +15.9% |
| 2019 | 44.5 % | -30.4% |
| 2020 | 23.44 % | -47.3% |
| 2021 | 24.93 % | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 13.36 % | -46.4% |
| 2023 | 17.53 % | +31.2% |
| 2024 | 20.3 % | +15.8% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 20.3 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.3 %, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 20.3 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 13.88 %, 1.5× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.79 % | 25.79 % | 25.79 % | 1 |
| 2010s | 38.78 % | 12.08 % | 63.95 % | 9 |
| 2020s | 19.91 % | 13.36 % | 24.93 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More agriculture & rural data for Egypt
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1655 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 510.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.571 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural in Egypt?
- Gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural in Egypt was 20.3 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 63.95 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.08 % in 2015.
- How does Egypt rank for gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural?
- Egypt ranks 13th out of 55 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Non-agricultural employment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.