Born after the Arab Spring: 37 million Egyptians have no memory of 2011

"One-third of Egyptians were born after the 2011 Arab Spring protests which removed longtime President Hosni Mubarak. Fifteen years have passed since the Arab Spring protests erupted in Egypt. Inspired by the successful uprising in Tunisia just 11 days earlier, when demonstrators succeeded in bringing down the country's president, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, the Egyptian people wanted freedom and their voices to be heard."

"Egypt has a young population, with more than half of its citizens under the age of 24, about seven years younger than the global average of 31. According to the Economic Research Forum, Egypt needs to create 1.5 million jobs each year. However, over the past two decades, it has managed to create only 600,000 jobs annually. There are currently some 3.6 million students enrolled in higher education, including universities and technical institutes."

Since 2011, Egypt's population increased from 83 million to nearly 120 million, with more than half under age 24 and about 31 percent under 15. Median age is approximately 24 years. GDP per capita rose from $2,590 in 2011 to $3,339, while the currency depreciated from 5.8 to about 47 Egyptian pounds per US dollar, reducing purchasing power. Official unemployment declined from 12 percent to 6.4 percent, but the country needs to create roughly 1.5 million jobs annually and has averaged only 600,000 new jobs per year. Higher-education enrollment is about 3.6 million, with a government target of 5.6 million by 2032.

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