Labor Markets and School-to-Work Transition in Egypt : Diagnostics, Constraints, and Policy Framework

Despite substantial improvements in labor market outcomes in recent years (in raising employment and participation and in lowering unemployment), unemployment rates in Egypt remain exceedingly high among youth2 entering the labor market for the fir...

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Main Author:	Angel-Urdinola, Diego F.
Format:	Brief
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	ABUSE BASIC VALUES CHILD CARE CIVIL SERVICE CLASSROOM COLLECTIVE BARGAINING DISMISSAL DROPOUT DROPOUT RATES EARLY CHILDHOOD EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC SHOCKS EDUCATION SECTOR EMPLOYABILITY EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT GROWTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICES ENROLLMENT EXTERNALITIES FAMILY WELFARE FUTURE GENERATIONS HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES HIGHER EDUCATION HUMAN CAPITAL INFORMAL SECTOR INFORMATION SYSTEM INTERPERSONAL SKILLS JOB COUNSELING JOB MARKET JOB OPPORTUNITIES JOB PLACEMENT JOB SEARCH JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE JOB SKILLS JOB-SEARCH ASSISTANCE JOB-SEARCH ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS JOBS KINDERGARTEN LABOR COSTS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR LAW LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET ADJUSTMENT LABOR MARKET INFORMATION LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES LABOR MARKETS LABOR REGULATION LABOR REGULATIONS LEARNING LIFE SKILLS LOW ENROLLMENT RATES MINIMUM WAGE MOTHER NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK NEW ENTRANTS PARTICIPATION RATES PAYROLL TAX PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE MONITORING PERSONALITY POLICY FRAMEWORK PRESCHOOL EDUCATION PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR JOBS PRIVATE SECTORS PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC AWARENESS PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR JOBS QUALITY OF EDUCATION REAL INTEREST RATES RESPECT RETIREMENT RISING UNEMPLOYMENT SERVICE SECTORS SKILLS TRAINING SOCIAL SCIENCES SOCIAL SECURITY TECHNICAL SKILLS TRAINING CENTERS TRAINING INSTITUTION TRAINING PROGRAM TRAINING PROGRAMS TRAINING PROVIDERS TRANSPORTATION UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED WORKERS UNEMPLOYED YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS UNEMPLOYMENT RATES UNEMPLOYMENT SPELLS UNIVERSITY EDUCATION UNIVERSITY GRADUATES VOCATIONAL EDUCATION VOCATIONAL TRAINING VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS WAGES WORKER YOUNG CHILDREN YOUNG MOTHERS YOUNG WOMEN YOUNG WORKERS YOUTH TRAINING YOUTH TRAINING PROGRAMS YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
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spelling	okr-10986-222912021-04-23T14:04:08Z Labor Markets and School-to-Work Transition in Egypt : Diagnostics, Constraints, and Policy Framework Angel-Urdinola, Diego F. ABUSE BASIC VALUES CHILD CARE CIVIL SERVICE CLASSROOM COLLECTIVE BARGAINING DISMISSAL DROPOUT DROPOUT RATES EARLY CHILDHOOD EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC SHOCKS EDUCATION SECTOR EMPLOYABILITY EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT GROWTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICES ENROLLMENT EXTERNALITIES FAMILY WELFARE FUTURE GENERATIONS HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES HIGHER EDUCATION HUMAN CAPITAL INFORMAL SECTOR INFORMATION SYSTEM INTERPERSONAL SKILLS JOB COUNSELING JOB MARKET JOB OPPORTUNITIES JOB PLACEMENT JOB SEARCH JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE JOB SKILLS JOB-SEARCH ASSISTANCE JOB-SEARCH ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS JOBS KINDERGARTEN LABOR COSTS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR LAW LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET ADJUSTMENT LABOR MARKET INFORMATION LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES LABOR MARKETS LABOR REGULATION LABOR REGULATIONS LEARNING LIFE SKILLS LOW ENROLLMENT RATES MINIMUM WAGE MOTHER NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK NEW ENTRANTS PARTICIPATION RATES PAYROLL TAX PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE MONITORING PERSONALITY POLICY FRAMEWORK PRESCHOOL EDUCATION PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR JOBS PRIVATE SECTORS PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC AWARENESS PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR JOBS QUALITY OF EDUCATION REAL INTEREST RATES RESPECT RETIREMENT RISING UNEMPLOYMENT SERVICE SECTORS SKILLS TRAINING SOCIAL SCIENCES SOCIAL SECURITY TECHNICAL SKILLS TRAINING CENTERS TRAINING INSTITUTION TRAINING PROGRAM TRAINING PROGRAMS TRAINING PROVIDERS TRANSPORTATION UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED WORKERS UNEMPLOYED YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS UNEMPLOYMENT RATES UNEMPLOYMENT SPELLS UNIVERSITY EDUCATION UNIVERSITY GRADUATES VOCATIONAL EDUCATION VOCATIONAL TRAINING VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS WAGES WORKER YOUNG CHILDREN YOUNG MOTHERS YOUNG WOMEN YOUNG WORKERS YOUTH TRAINING YOUTH TRAINING PROGRAMS YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES Despite substantial improvements in labor market outcomes in recent years (in raising employment and participation and in lowering unemployment), unemployment rates in Egypt remain exceedingly high among youth2 entering the labor market for the first time. A slow school-to-work transition remains the main reason behind high unemployment rates. The youth unemployment rate in Egypt, at 24 percent in year 2006, is high for international standards- though similar to those in North Africa. Moreover, youth entering the labor market for the first time account for about 82 percent of the countrys unemployed workers. 2015-07-23T18:35:06Z 2015-07-23T18:35:06Z 2010-07 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/07/12815076/labor-markets-school-to-work-transition-egypt-diagnostics-constraints-policy-framework http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22291 English en_US MNA Knowledge and Learning Fast Brief;no. 65 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief Middle East and North Africa Egypt, Arab Republic of
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topic	ABUSE BASIC VALUES CHILD CARE CIVIL SERVICE CLASSROOM COLLECTIVE BARGAINING DISMISSAL DROPOUT DROPOUT RATES EARLY CHILDHOOD EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC SHOCKS EDUCATION SECTOR EMPLOYABILITY EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT GROWTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICES ENROLLMENT EXTERNALITIES FAMILY WELFARE FUTURE GENERATIONS HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES HIGHER EDUCATION HUMAN CAPITAL INFORMAL SECTOR INFORMATION SYSTEM INTERPERSONAL SKILLS JOB COUNSELING JOB MARKET JOB OPPORTUNITIES JOB PLACEMENT JOB SEARCH JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE JOB SKILLS JOB-SEARCH ASSISTANCE JOB-SEARCH ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS JOBS KINDERGARTEN LABOR COSTS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR LAW LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET ADJUSTMENT LABOR MARKET INFORMATION LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES LABOR MARKETS LABOR REGULATION LABOR REGULATIONS LEARNING LIFE SKILLS LOW ENROLLMENT RATES MINIMUM WAGE MOTHER NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK NEW ENTRANTS PARTICIPATION RATES PAYROLL TAX PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE MONITORING PERSONALITY POLICY FRAMEWORK PRESCHOOL EDUCATION PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR JOBS PRIVATE SECTORS PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC AWARENESS PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR JOBS QUALITY OF EDUCATION REAL INTEREST RATES RESPECT RETIREMENT RISING UNEMPLOYMENT SERVICE SECTORS SKILLS TRAINING SOCIAL SCIENCES SOCIAL SECURITY TECHNICAL SKILLS TRAINING CENTERS TRAINING INSTITUTION TRAINING PROGRAM TRAINING PROGRAMS TRAINING PROVIDERS TRANSPORTATION UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED WORKERS UNEMPLOYED YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS UNEMPLOYMENT RATES UNEMPLOYMENT SPELLS UNIVERSITY EDUCATION UNIVERSITY GRADUATES VOCATIONAL EDUCATION VOCATIONAL TRAINING VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS WAGES WORKER YOUNG CHILDREN YOUNG MOTHERS YOUNG WOMEN YOUNG WORKERS YOUTH TRAINING YOUTH TRAINING PROGRAMS YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
spellingShingle	ABUSE BASIC VALUES CHILD CARE CIVIL SERVICE CLASSROOM COLLECTIVE BARGAINING DISMISSAL DROPOUT DROPOUT RATES EARLY CHILDHOOD EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC SHOCKS EDUCATION SECTOR EMPLOYABILITY EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT GROWTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICES ENROLLMENT EXTERNALITIES FAMILY WELFARE FUTURE GENERATIONS HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES HIGHER EDUCATION HUMAN CAPITAL INFORMAL SECTOR INFORMATION SYSTEM INTERPERSONAL SKILLS JOB COUNSELING JOB MARKET JOB OPPORTUNITIES JOB PLACEMENT JOB SEARCH JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE JOB SKILLS JOB-SEARCH ASSISTANCE JOB-SEARCH ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS JOBS KINDERGARTEN LABOR COSTS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR LAW LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET ADJUSTMENT LABOR MARKET INFORMATION LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES LABOR MARKETS LABOR REGULATION LABOR REGULATIONS LEARNING LIFE SKILLS LOW ENROLLMENT RATES MINIMUM WAGE MOTHER NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK NEW ENTRANTS PARTICIPATION RATES PAYROLL TAX PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE MONITORING PERSONALITY POLICY FRAMEWORK PRESCHOOL EDUCATION PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR JOBS PRIVATE SECTORS PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC AWARENESS PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR JOBS QUALITY OF EDUCATION REAL INTEREST RATES RESPECT RETIREMENT RISING UNEMPLOYMENT SERVICE SECTORS SKILLS TRAINING SOCIAL SCIENCES SOCIAL SECURITY TECHNICAL SKILLS TRAINING CENTERS TRAINING INSTITUTION TRAINING PROGRAM TRAINING PROGRAMS TRAINING PROVIDERS TRANSPORTATION UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED WORKERS UNEMPLOYED YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS UNEMPLOYMENT RATES UNEMPLOYMENT SPELLS UNIVERSITY EDUCATION UNIVERSITY GRADUATES VOCATIONAL EDUCATION VOCATIONAL TRAINING VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS WAGES WORKER YOUNG CHILDREN YOUNG MOTHERS YOUNG WOMEN YOUNG WORKERS YOUTH TRAINING YOUTH TRAINING PROGRAMS YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES Angel-Urdinola, Diego F. Labor Markets and School-to-Work Transition in Egypt : Diagnostics, Constraints, and Policy Framework
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relation	MNA Knowledge and Learning Fast Brief;no. 65
description	Despite substantial improvements in labor market outcomes in recent years (in raising employment and participation and in lowering unemployment), unemployment rates in Egypt remain exceedingly high among youth2 entering the labor market for the first time. A slow school-to-work transition remains the main reason behind high unemployment rates. The youth unemployment rate in Egypt, at 24 percent in year 2006, is high for international standards- though similar to those in North Africa. Moreover, youth entering the labor market for the first time account for about 82 percent of the countrys unemployed workers.
format	Brief
author	Angel-Urdinola, Diego F.
author_facet	Angel-Urdinola, Diego F.
author_sort	Angel-Urdinola, Diego F.
title	Labor Markets and School-to-Work Transition in Egypt : Diagnostics, Constraints, and Policy Framework
title_short	Labor Markets and School-to-Work Transition in Egypt : Diagnostics, Constraints, and Policy Framework
title_full	Labor Markets and School-to-Work Transition in Egypt : Diagnostics, Constraints, and Policy Framework
title_fullStr	Labor Markets and School-to-Work Transition in Egypt : Diagnostics, Constraints, and Policy Framework
title_full_unstemmed	Labor Markets and School-to-Work Transition in Egypt : Diagnostics, Constraints, and Policy Framework
title_sort	labor markets and school-to-work transition in egypt : diagnostics, constraints, and policy framework
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2015
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/07/12815076/labor-markets-school-to-work-transition-egypt-diagnostics-constraints-policy-framework http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22291
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