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Unemployment Status by Age and Gender (1995) (Hundreds / Percentage)
 

Age

Male

Female

Hundreds

%

Hundreds

%

15-

1862

18.8

2179

23.7

20-

4763

48

4316

47

25-

2639

26.7

2277

24.8

30-

556

5.7

409

4.5

40-

53

0.5

4

0.04

50-

17

0.2

3

0.03

60-64

10

0.1

0

0

Total

9900

100

9188

100

Source: CAPMAS, Labor Force Survey, 1995

 

Unemployment status by educational status and gender in Egypt (1995)
 

Education status

Male

Female

Hundreds

%

Hundreds

%

Illiteracy

208

2.1

20

0.2

Read & Write

218

2.2

25

0.3

Under Intermediate

198

2

76

0.8

Intermediate

7039

70.8

7459

81.2

Upper Intermediate and Below University

838

8.4

683

7.5

University and above

1445

14.5

921

10

Unidentified

0

0

0

0

Total

9946

100

9184

100

Source: CAPMAS, Labor Force Survey, 1995

 

Female/Male Gaps in Basic Indicators

Indicators

Year

Women /  men (%)

Life expectancy at birth

1989

102.0

Population

1986

95.0

Literacy (15+)

1986

54.0

Primary enrolment

1990

80.0

Preparatory enrolment

1990

77.0

Secondary enrolment

1990

73.0

Tertiary enrolment

1990

35.0

Labor force

1986

12.3

Source: Egyptian Human Development Report. 1994

 

Distribution of Occupations by Gender (1995)
(In Hundreds / Percentage)

Occupations

Male (%)

Female (%)

Hundreds

%

Hundreds

%

Professional

18340

15.1

7292

25.1

Administration and Managerial occupations

1455

1.2

284

1

Clerical occupations

9533

7.8

5110

17.6

Sales

10267

8.5

1709

5.9

Services

10477

8.6

785

2.7

Farmers, fishermen and hunters

37359

30.7

11877

40.9

Production

34182

28.1

1974

6.8

Unidentified

0

0

0

0

Total

100.00

100

29031

100

Source: CAPMAS, Labor Force Survey, 1995

 

Distribution of Occupations by Gender and Region (1995)
(In Hundreds/ Percentage)

Occupations

Urban Male

Urban Female

Rural Male

Rural Female

Hund- reds

 

Hund- reds

 

Hund- reds

 

Hund-reds

 

Professional

11782

21.5

5414

45.7

7492

7.4

2330

8.1

Administration and Managerial occupations

1208

2.2

275

2.3

334

0.3

29

0.1

Clerical occupations

5723

10.5

3809

32.1

4216

4.1

1684

5.8

Sales

7176

13.1

696

5.9

5949

5.8

300

1.0

Services

4732

8.7

538

4.5

34878

34.3

11628

40.2

Farmers, fishermen and hunters

2700

4.9

353

3.0

34878

34.3

11628

40.2

Production

21385

39.1

770

6.5

14013

13.8

1327

4.6

Unidentified

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total

54706

100

11855

100

101760

100

28926

100

Source: CAPMAS, Labor Force Survey, 1995

 

Distribution of Economic Activities by Gender (1995) 
(In Hundreds / Percentage)

Economic Activities

Male

Female

Hundreds

(%)

Hundreds

(%)

Agricultural& hunting

38119

31.4

12148

41.8

Mining &quarrying

387

0.3

25

0.1

Manufacturing

19110

15.7

2350

8.1

Electric, gas& water

1528

1.3

139

0.5

Construction

9419

7.7

155

0.5

Trade, Hotels &Restaurants

13626

11.2

2078

7.2

Transportation& storage

8586

7.1

444

1.5

Financial mediation

2385

2.0

446

1.5

Services

28398

23.4

11247

38.7

Activities not adequately described

8

0.01

4

0.01

Total

121566

100

29036

100

Source: CAPMAS, Labor Force Survey, 1995

 

Distribution of Economic Activities by Gender and Region (1995)
(In Hundreds/ Percentage)

Economic Activities

Urban Male

Urban
Female

Rural Male

Rural Female

Hundreds

 (%)

Hundreds (%) Hundreds (%)

Hundreds

 (%)

Agricultural & Hunting

2925

5.3

459

3.8

35194

52.6

11689

68.1

Mining & Quarrying

284

0.5

22

0.2

103

0.2

3

0.0

Manufacturing

13125

23.8

1213

10.0

5985

9.0

1137

6.6

Electric, Gas & Water

966

1.7

125

1.0

5985

0.8

14

0.1

Construction

5338

9.7

103

0.9

4081

6.1

52

0.3

Trade, Hotels & Restaurants

10195

18.4

1245

10.3

3938

5.9

1048

6.1

Transportation & Storage

5360

9.7

414

3.4

3226

4.8

30

0.2

Financial Mediation

1861

3.4

414

3.4

566

0.8

38

0.2

Services

15198

27.5

8081

3.4

13200

19.7

3166

18.4

Inadequately Described

8

0.01

4

0.03

0

0

0

0

Total

55260

100.00

12080

100.00

66855

100

 17177

100.00

Source: CAPMAS, Labor Force Survey, 1995

 

Distribution of Sectors by Gender (1995)
(In Hundreds / Percentage)

Sector

Male

Female

Hundreds

(%)

Hundreds

(%)

Government

28505

23.5

11051

38.1

Public

12303

10.1

1277

4.4

Private (Inside Enterprise)

52986

43.6

13529

46.6

Private (Outside Enterprise)

26265

21.6

2866

9.9

Investment

905

0.7

159

0.5

Others include Foreign & Cooperative

592

0.5

149

0.5

Unidentified

0

0

0

0

Total

121556

100.0

29031

100.0

Source: CAPMAS, Labor Force Survey, 1995

Distribution of Sectors by Gender and Region (1995)
(In Hundreds / Percentage)

Sector

Urban Male

Urban Female

Rural Male

Rural Female

Hundreds

(%)

Hundreds

(%)

Hundreds

(%)

Hundreds

(%)

Government

14444

26.4

7965

67.1

14061

11.4

3096

8.0

Public

8705

15.9

1183

10.0

3598

2.9

94

0.2

Private (Inside Enterprise)

12080

22.1

754

6.4

40906

33.3

12775

33.0

Private (Outside Enterprise)

18607

34.0

1810

15.3

63812

51.9

22647

58.4

Investment

657

1.2

124

1.0

248

0.2

35

0.1

Others include Foreign & Cooperative

207

0.4

30

0.3

385

0.3

119

0.3

Unidentified

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Total

54700

100.0

11866

100.0

123010

100.0

38766

100.0

Source: CAPMAS, Labor Force Survey, 1995

 

Status of Women in Egypt

Indicators

Year

 

Life expectancy at birth (years)

1989

63.6

Maternal morality rate (per 100000 live births)

1992

184.0

Average age at first marriage (years)

1987

22.0

Literacy (15-24)

1986

51.3

Basic Education

1990

81.9

Primary enrolment

1990

89.2

Preparatory enrolment

1990

70.8

Secondary enrolment

1990

45.9

Tertiary enrolment

1990

9.2

Tertiary Science enrolment (% of females)

1990

27.6

% of females with secondary or higher education

1986

9.8

Administrative and managerial staff (% of females)

1986

11.3

Women in the Labor force (% of total)

1986

10.9

Source: Egyptian Human Development Report. 1994

 
 Last Updated on March, 31, 2004
 

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