Angel-Urdinola, Diego F.2015-07-232015-07-232010-07https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22291Despite 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.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABUSEBASIC VALUESCHILD CARECIVIL SERVICECLASSROOMCOLLECTIVE BARGAININGDISMISSALDROPOUTDROPOUT RATESEARLY CHILDHOODEARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENTEARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONECONOMIC CONDITIONSECONOMIC SHOCKSEDUCATION SECTOREMPLOYABILITYEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT GROWTHEMPLOYMENT OFFICESENROLLMENTEXTERNALITIESFAMILY WELFAREFUTURE GENERATIONSHIGH UNEMPLOYMENTHIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATESHIGHER EDUCATIONHUMAN CAPITALINFORMAL SECTORINFORMATION SYSTEMINTERPERSONAL SKILLSJOB COUNSELINGJOB MARKETJOB OPPORTUNITIESJOB PLACEMENTJOB SEARCHJOB SEARCH ASSISTANCEJOB SKILLSJOB-SEARCH ASSISTANCEJOB-SEARCH ASSISTANCE PROGRAMSJOBSKINDERGARTENLABOR COSTSLABOR FORCELABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONLABOR LAWLABOR MARKETLABOR MARKET ADJUSTMENTLABOR MARKET INFORMATIONLABOR MARKET OUTCOMESLABOR MARKETSLABOR REGULATIONLABOR REGULATIONSLEARNINGLIFE SKILLSLOW ENROLLMENT RATESMINIMUM WAGEMOTHERNATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORKNEW ENTRANTSPARTICIPATION RATESPAYROLL TAXPERFORMANCE MANAGEMENTPERFORMANCE MONITORINGPERSONALITYPOLICY FRAMEWORKPRESCHOOL EDUCATIONPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPSPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR JOBSPRIVATE SECTORSPRODUCTIVITYPUBLIC AWARENESSPUBLIC EMPLOYMENTPUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENTPUBLIC SECTOR JOBSQUALITY OF EDUCATIONREAL INTEREST RATESRESPECTRETIREMENTRISING UNEMPLOYMENTSERVICE SECTORSSKILLS TRAININGSOCIAL SCIENCESSOCIAL SECURITYTECHNICAL SKILLSTRAINING CENTERSTRAINING INSTITUTIONTRAINING PROGRAMTRAINING PROGRAMSTRAINING PROVIDERSTRANSPORTATIONUNEMPLOYEDUNEMPLOYED WORKERSUNEMPLOYED YOUTHUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCEUNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITSUNEMPLOYMENT RATESUNEMPLOYMENT SPELLSUNIVERSITY EDUCATIONUNIVERSITY GRADUATESVOCATIONAL EDUCATIONVOCATIONAL TRAININGVOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMSWAGESWORKERYOUNG CHILDRENYOUNG MOTHERSYOUNG WOMENYOUNG WORKERSYOUTH TRAININGYOUTH TRAINING PROGRAMSYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENTYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATEYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATESBriefWorld Bank10.1596/22291