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Distribution of Occupation according to Gender (2003)
(In Hundreds / percentage)

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

Source: CAPMAS, 2003

Distribution of Economic Activity according to Gender ( 2003) Hundreds & Percentage

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

Source: CAPMAS, 2003

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

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

Source: CAPMAS, 2003

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

Source: CAPMAS, 2003

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

Source: CAPMAS, 2003

Status of Women in Egypt

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

Source: Egyptian Human Development Report, 2003

 
   
Last Updated on March, 31, 2004

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