youth country profile

Youth Quick Stats for Egypt is not yet available; however, the full Youth Indicators for Egypt is available.

- Egypt 2008 DHS - Age 15-24
Indicator Women Men Notes
Percentage of youth with completed primary education 73.2 u (*)
Percentage of youth exposed to at least one media source (newspaper, radio, television) at least once a week 97.3 u (*)
Percentage of youth employed in the 12 months preceding the survey 4.7 u (*)
Percentage of youth (age 20-24) married by age 18 16.6 u (*)
Percentage of youth (age 15-19) who have begun childbearing 9.6 u (*)
Percentage of youth (age 18-24) who had sexual intercourse before age 18 u u (*)
Percentage of never-married youth who had sex in last 12 months u u (*)
Percentage of youth who used a condom the last time they had higher-risk sexual intercourse u u (*)
Percentage of youth currently using a modern method of family planning 36.0 u (*)
Percentage of youth with comprehensive knowledge of HIV/AIDS u u (*)
Percentage of youth who were tested for HIV and received the results in past 12 months u u (*)
Percentage of youth HIV positive u u (*)
 

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