| 
                  
				 |  
              
                
                  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
                 | 
               
             
            				 
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