|
Occupation
|
Male |
Female |
Figures in Hundreds
|
%
|
Figures in Hundreds
|
%
|
Legislature, administrative and managerial occupations |
18381
|
12.55
|
1714
|
4.94
|
Professional
|
18984
|
12.95
|
8149
|
23.5
|
Technicians & professional assistants |
11340
|
7.74
|
4960
|
14.31
|
Clerical occupations |
6916
|
4.72
|
3155
|
9.1
|
Services & sales occupations |
15201
|
10.37
|
1820
|
5.25
|
Farmers, fishermen and hunters |
39024
|
26.63
|
13348
|
38.5
|
Handicrafts occupation |
21640
|
14.76
|
828
|
2.39
|
Production
|
11156
|
7.61
|
289
|
0.83
|
Unskilled workers
|
3878
|
2.65
|
307
|
0.89
|
Unidentified
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Total
|
146520
|
100
|
34670
|
100
|
|
|
|
|
Economic Activity
|
Male
|
Female
|
Figures in Hundreds
|
%
|
Figures in Hundreds
|
% |
Agriculture & hunting
|
38984
|
26.6
|
12517
|
36.1
|
Fishery
|
1593
|
1.09
|
19
|
0.05
|
Mining & quarrying
|
300
|
0.2
|
20
|
0.06
|
Manufacturing
|
18107
|
12.35
|
1662
|
4.79
|
Electric, gas& water
|
2086
|
1.42
|
201
|
0.58
|
Construction
|
13131
|
8.96
|
279
|
0.8
|
Wholesale & retail trade & repair
|
19414
|
13.25
|
2197
|
6.34
|
Hotels & restaurant
|
2765
|
1.89
|
148
|
0.43
|
Transportation & storage
|
10935
|
7.46
|
518
|
1.49
|
Financial mediation
|
1520
|
1.04
|
479
|
1.38
|
Real estate and business services
|
2982
|
2.06
|
490
|
1.41
|
Public defense
|
15797
|
10.78
|
4454
|
12.85
|
Education
|
11904
|
8.12
|
7787
|
22.46
|
Health and social work
|
2936
|
2
|
2520
|
7.27
|
Community, social &personal services
|
3767
|
2.57
|
321
|
0.93
|
Domestic personal services
|
284
|
0.19
|
54
|
0.156
|
International &national organizations and foreign embassies
|
11
|
0.008
|
3
|
0.009
|
Activities not adequately described
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Total
|
146512
|
100
|
34669
|
100
|
|
|
|
|
Work
Status
|
Male
|
Female
|
Figures in hundreds
|
%
|
Figures in hundreds
|
%
|
Paid Work
|
85270
|
58.2
|
19590
|
56.51
|
Employer
|
30846
|
21.1
|
1507
|
4.35
|
Self -Employed
|
17273
|
11.79
|
4644
|
13.4
|
Family workers (unpaid)
|
13131
|
8.96
|
8928
|
25.75
|
Total
|
146519
|
100
|
34668
|
100
|
|
Source: CAPMAS, 2003
|
|
Distribution of Sector according to
Gender (2003) |
Sector
|
Male
|
Female
|
figures in hundreds
|
%
|
figures in hundreds
|
%
|
Government
|
36960
|
25.23
|
14946
|
43.11
|
Public
|
9495
|
6.48
|
971
|
2.8
|
Private (inside)
|
36980
|
25.24
|
4058
|
11.7
|
Private (outside)
|
61453
|
41.94
|
14396
|
41.52
|
Investment
|
1184
|
0.81
|
160
|
0.46
|
Other include foreign & cooperative
|
448
|
0.31
|
138
|
0.4
|
Unidentified
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Total
|
146520
|
100
|
34669
|
100
|
|
|
|
Unemployment status by age and
gender in Egypt (2003)
(In Hundreds / Percentage) |
Age
|
Males
|
Females
|
Figures in Hundreds
|
%
|
Figures in Hundred
|
%
|
15-
|
2654
|
22.36
|
1763
|
|
20-
|
5973
|
50.84
|
4379
|
41.55
|
25-
|
2615
|
22.04
|
2762
|
26.2
|
30-
|
542
|
4.57
|
1578
|
14.97
|
40-
|
63
|
0.53
|
45
|
0.43
|
50-
|
21
|
0.18
|
41
|
0.39
|
60-64
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Total
|
11867
|
100
|
10540
|
100
|
|
|
|
Unemployment
status by educational status and gender in Egypt (2003)
(Hundreds / Percentage) |
Education
status
|
Male
|
Female
|
Figures in Hundreds
|
%
|
Figures in Hundreds
|
%
|
Illiteracy
|
111
|
0.94
|
8
|
0.07
|
Read & Write
|
112
|
0.94
|
40
|
0.38
|
Under Intermediate
|
162
|
1.37
|
66
|
0.63
|
Intermediate
|
7651
|
64.47
|
7125
|
67.61
|
Upper Intermediate and Below University
|
695
|
5.86
|
766
|
7.27
|
University and above
|
3136
|
26.43
|
2534
|
24
|
Unidentified
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Total
|
11867
|
100
|
31937
|
100
|
|
|
|
|
Indicators
|
Year
|
|
Life expectancy at birth (years)
|
2001
|
68.1
|
Maternal morality rate (per 100000 live births)
|
2001
|
60.7
|
Average age at first marriage (years)
|
2001
|
24.1
|
Basic Education (Total)
|
2001
|
89.7
|
Primary enrolment
|
2001
|
89.9
|
Preparatory enrolment
|
2001
|
89.1
|
Secondary enrolment
|
2001
|
69.2
|
% of females with secondary or higher education
|
2001
|
23.5
|
Legislative and managerial staff (% of females)
|
2001
|
16.1
|
Professional & Technical staff (% females)
|
2001
|
41.1
|
Women in the Labor force (% of total)
|
2001
|
15.4
|
|
|
|