Overall, youth is normally characterized by low level of disease and death. However, it can also be a
time of risk and poor health particularly when associated with income distribution and disadvantaged social
circumstances. This paper addresses both educational attainment and wealth index as determinants of young
people`s health in Egypt. However, the paper examined them separately to try establishing which effect is more
important. This paper is used the "Survey of young people in Egypt (SYPE), 2010 data, and focused on young
people at two age groups (15 – 21) and (22 -29). One of the most commonly used methods in measuring social
inequalities in health is odds ratio which is used in this paper. Two health indicators were used, self-rated health
and self-reporting questionnaire. The results show that male education has a large impact on both health
indicators than female education. The highest two wealth quintiles had lowest prevalence of poor health among
females more than males. On the other hand, the highest two wealth quintiles had the least prevalence of mental
disorders among males more than females.