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Unemployment status by age and gender in Egypt (2001) (Hundreds / Percentage)

Age

Male

Female

Figures in Hundreds

%

Figures in Hundreds

%

15-

1770

20.7

1812

19.5

20-

3706

43.3

3490

37.5

25-

2333

27.3

2647

28.4

30-

648

7.6

1308

14

40-

74

0.9

37

0.4

50-

20

0.2

17

0.2

60-64

0

0

0

0

Total

8551

100

9311

100

Source: CAPMAS, 2001

Unemployment status by educational status and gender in Egypt (2001) (Hundreds / Percentage)

Education status

 

Male

Female

Figures in Hundreds

%

Figures in Hundreds

%

Illiteracy

85

1

27

0.3

Read & Write

118

1.4

93

1

Under Intermediate

166

1.9

82

0.9

Intermediate

5595

65.4

6794

72.9

Upper Intermediate and Below University

493

5.7

587

6.3

University and above

2101

24.6

1734

18.6

Unidentified

0

0

0

0

Total

8558

100

9317

100

Source: CAPMAS, 2001

Female/male gaps in basic indicators

Indicators

Year

Women / Men  (%)

Life expectancy at birth

2001

101.1

Population

2001

95.3

Literacy (15+)

2001

63.4

Primary enrolment

2000/2001

93.2

Preparatory enrolment

2000/2001

91.9

Secondary enrolment

2000/2001

94.9

Tertiary enrolment

 

 

Labor force

2000/2001

18.5

Source: Egyptian Human Development Report. 2003

Distribution of Occupation according to Gender (2001) (IN HUNDREDS / percentage

OCCUPATION

Male

Female

Figures in Hundreds

%

Figures in Hundreds

%

Legislature, administrative and managerial occupations

16269

11.34

2007

6.2

Professional

18192

12.7

7192

22.4

Technicians & professional assistants

10954

7.64

5352

16.7

Clerical occupations

6654

4.64

3154

9.8

Services& sales occupations

15117

10.5

2499

7.8

Farmers, fishermen and hunters

38621

26.94

9817

30.6

Handicrafts occupation

22718

15.84

1464

4.6

Production

11164

7.8

409

1.3

Un-skilled workers

3658

2.6

234

0.7

Unidentified

0

0

0

0

Total

143347

100

32128

100

Source: CAPMAS, 2001

Distribution of Occupation according to Gender and region (2001)

OCCUPATION

Urban Male

Urban Female

Rural  male

Rural Female

Figures in hundred

%

Figures in hundred

%

Figures in hundred

%

Figures in hundred

%

Legislature, administrative& managerial occupations  

10919

17.6

963

6.5

5350

6.6

1044

6

Professional

11910

19.2

5251

35.3

6282

7.7

1941

11.2

Technicians & professional assistants

6614

10.7

3636

24.5

4434

5.4

1823

10.5

Clerical occupations

3869

6.3

2155

14.5

2785

3.4

999

5.8

Services& sales occupations

6983

11.3

1434

9.6

8134

10

1065

6

Farmers, fishermen and hunters

2369

3.8

402

2.7

36252

44.5

9415

54.2

Handicrafts occupation

11750

19

660

4.4

10968

13.4

804

4.6

Production

5572

9

243

1.6

5592

6.9

166

1

Un-skilled workers

1904

3.1

119

0.8

1754

2.1

115

0.7

Unidentified

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total

61890

100

14863

100

81551

100

17372

100

Source: CAPMAS, 2001

Distribution of Economic activity according to Gender (2001) in hundreds/percentage

Economic Activities

Male

Female

Figures in hundreds

%

Figures in hundreds

%

Agricultural& hunting

38855

27.1

10179

31.9

fishery

1225

1

21

0.1

Mining &quarrying

583

0.4

14

0.04

Manufacturing

18351

12.8

2786

8.7

Electric, gas& water

1948

1.4

152

0.5

Construction

13231

9.2

252

0.8

Wholesale and retail trade and repairing

19528

13.6

2212

6.9

Hotels& restaurant

2717

1.9

531

1.7

Transportation& storage

9722

6.8

619

1.9

Financial mediation

1534

1.1

468

1.5

Real estate and business services

2994

2.1

386

1.2

Public defence

14959

10.4

3910

12.24

Education

11076

7.7

7125

22.3

Health and social work

2973

2.1

2685

8.4

Community, social and personal services

3195

2.2

391

1.2

Domestic personal services

332

0.2

195

0.6

International and national organizations and foreign embassies

0

0

0

0

Activities not adequately described

24

0.01

11

0.03

Total

143247

100

31937

100

Source: CAPMAS, 2001

Distribution of Economic activity according to Gender and Region (2001)

Economic Activities

Urban Male

Urban Female

Rural Male

Rural Female

Figures in hundreds

%

Figures in hundreds

%

Figures in hundreds

%

Figures in hundreds

%

Agricultural& hunting

2413

4

487

3.2

36442

44.6

9692

59.2

fishery

406

0.7

21

0.14

819

1

0

0

Mining &quarrying

252

0.4

9

0.06

331

0.4

5

0.03

Manufacturing

11316

18.5

1560

10.4

7035

8.6

1226

7.5

Electric, gas& water

1080

1.8

116

0.8

868

1.1

36

0.2

Construction

6282

10.3

159

1.1

6949

8.5

93

0.6

Wholesale, retail trade & repairing

12546

20.5

1118

7.4

6480

7.9

539

3.3

Hotels& restaurant

1800

2.9

359

2.4

917

1.1

172

1.1

Transportation& storage

5164

8.5

451

3

4558

5.6

168

1

Financial mediation

1207

1.9

417

2.8

327

0.4

51

0.31

Real estate& business services

2306

3.8

333

2.2

688

0.8

53

0.32

Public defence

7550

12.4

3055

20.4

7409

9.1

855

5.2

Education

5202

8.5

4663

31

5874

7.19

2426

15

Health &social work

1775

2.9

1816

12.1

1198

1.5

869

5.3

Community, social & personal services

1474

2.4

296

2

1721

2.1

95

0.6

Domestic personal services

276

0.5

139

1

56

0.1

56

0.34

International , national organizations& foreign embassies

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Activities not adequately described

19

0.03

11

0.07

5

0.01

0

0

Total

61068

100

15010

100

81677

100

163722

100

Source: CAPMAS, 2001

Distribution of Work Status according to Gender ( In Hundreds/percentage

Work Status

Male

Female

Figures in hundreds

%

Figures in hundreds

%

Paid Work

87328

60.8

20692

64.8

Employer

29334

20.4

2056

6.4

Self -Employed

16110

11.2

3767

11.8

Family workers (unpaid )

10954

7.6

5440

17

Total

143726

100

31955

100

Source: CAPMAS, 2001

Distribution of Work Status according to Gender and Region
( In Hundreds / Percentage)

Work Status

URBAN Male

Urban Female

RURAL Male

Rural Female

Figures in hundreds

%

Figures in hundreds

%

Figures in hundreds

%

Figures in hundreds

%

Paid Work

42585

68.7

13797

91.9

44743

54.7

6895

40.7

Employer

9740

15.7

477

3.1

19594

24

1579

9.3

Self -Employed

7866

12.7

362

2.4

8244

10.1

3405

20.1

Family workers (unpaid)

 

1769

2.9

383

2.6

9185

11.2

5057

29.9

Total

61960

100

15019

100

81766

100

16936

100

Source: CAPMAS, 2001

Distribution of Sector according to Gender (2001)

Sector

Male

Female

 

FIGURES IN HUNDREDS

%

FIGURES IN HUNDREDS

%

Gov.

35214

24.5

13387

41.9

Public

9358

6.5

1066

3.3

Private (inside)

36683

25.5

6349

19.9

Private (outside)

60467

42.1

10755

33.7

Investment

1339

0.9

259

0.8

Other include foreign & cooperative

552

0.4

145

0.5

Unidentified

0

0

0

0

Total

143613

100

31961

100

Source: CAPMAS, 2001

Distribution of sector by gender and region (2001)IN HUNDREDS/percentage

Sector

Urban Male

Urban Female

Rural Male

Rural Female

Figures in Hundreds

%

Figures in Hundreds

%

Figures in Hundreds

%

Figures in Hundreds

%

Government

17815

28.8

9139

60.9

17399

21.2

4248

24.7

Public

6053

9.8

831

5.5

3323

4

235

1.4

Private (inside)

23678

38.2

3905

26

13015

16

2704

15.7

Private (outside)

13096

21.2

908

6

47412

58

9852

57.2

Investment

1045

1.7

196

1.3

294

0.4

63

0.4

Other include foreign & cooperative

201

0.3

39

0.3

351

0.4

104

0.6

Unidentified

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total

61888

100

15018

100

81794

100

17206

100

Source: CAPMAS, 2001

 
   
  Last Updated on March, 31, 2004
 

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