مصر 2016

Source: Calculated from ESCWA, 2017a, based on data provided by the NSO from the Egypt Labor Force Survey 2016, unless otherwise indicated

Population

Total female population: 47,308,816 (49.44%)

Total male population: 48,379,865 (50.56%)

Total population: 95,688,681

Source: World Bank

Note: Data on the total number of persons with disabilities are not available in the source. Data on the sample size is available from the indicated source.
 

Disability prevalence (%)

Disability prevalence (%)

  Total Rural Urban
Total 1.92% 1.92% 1.93%
Female 1.59% 1.61% 1.57%
Male 2.24% 2.21% 2.28%

Age-specific disability prevalence (%)

Disability prevalence (%)

  Rural Urban Total
Total Female 0.9% 0.7% 1.6%
Male 1.3% 1.0% 2.2%
6-14 Female 0.4% 0.2% 0.6%
Male 0.5% 0.4% 0.9%
15-24 Female 0.7% 0.4% 1.0%
Male 0.8% 0.6% 1.4%
25-44 Female 0.5% 0.4% 0.9%
Male 1.2% 0.9% 2.1%
45-64 Female 1.1% 1.0% 2.2%
Male 1.6% 1.7% 3.3%
65+ Female 7.2% 5.0% 12.3%
Male 5.5% 4.2% 9.7%

Age distribution (%)

Age distribution (%)

  6-14 15-24 25-44 45-64 65+
Persons without disabilities Female 20.4% 26.4% 31.3% 18.1% 3.8%
Male 21.0% 26.6% 29.5% 18.8% 4.1%
Persons with disabilities Female 7.8% 17.1% 17.4% 24.9% 32.7%
Male 8.0% 16.7% 27.9% 28.1% 19.3%

Type of disability/difficulty (%)

Type of disability (%)

  Seeing Hearing Mobility Cognition Self-care Communication
Female Rural 17.4% 7.8% 44.7% 5.4% 7.6% 17.0%
Urban 13.5% 9.0% 46.5% 4.3% 9.0% 17.6%
Male Rural 17.4% 7.9% 40.2% 6.4% 8.2% 19.8%
Urban 16.4% 6.7% 43.6% 5.9% 10.0% 17.5%

By literacy status age: 15+ years

Literacy status (%) Age: 15+ years

  Literate Illiterate
Rural Persons without disabilities Female 63.5% 36.5%
Male 81.0% 19.0%
Persons with disabilities Female 18.8% 81.2%
Male 42.2% 57.8%
Urban Persons without disabilities Female 81.8% 18.2%
Male 89.7% 10.3%
Persons with disabilities Female 40.9% 59.1%
Male 62.9% 37.2%

By school attendance

School attendance (%)

  Rural Urban Total
6-9 Persons without disabilities Female 54.0% 37.6% 91.7%
Male 54.5% 37.3% 91.8%
Persons with disabilities Female 30.1% 17.2% 47.3%
Male 32.8% 23.0% 55.8%
10-14 Persons without disabilities Female 56.3% 39.6% 95.9%
Male 57.1% 39.1% 96.2%
Persons with disabilities Female 15.5% 17.0% 32.5%
Male 27.6% 16.9% 44.5%
15-19 Persons without disabilities Female 41.8% 33.9% 75.6%
Male 43.5% 33.3% 76.8%
Persons with disabilities Female 14.1% 9.7% 23.7%
Male 9.3% 14.0% 23.3%

By educational attainment age: 6+ years

Highest educational attainment (%) Age: 6+ years

  ISCED level 1 ISCED level 2 ISCED level 3 ISCED level 4 ISCED level 5 ISCED level 6 Level not stated No schooling
Female Without disabilities Rural 12.8% 10.7% 22.0% 1.3% 4.1% 0.1% 27.5% 21.5%
Urban 12.8% 10.9% 26.7% 2.9% 12.8% 0.4% 13.7% 19.8%
With disabilities Rural 4.9% 1.5% 4.7% 0.4% 0.8% 0.0% 74.9% 12.7%
Urban 9.2% 4.1% 10.5% 1.3% 3.3% 0.1% 54.9% 16.6%
Male Without disabilities Rural 15.0% 11.1% 26.7% 2.3% 6.6% 0.1% 13.8% 24.3%
Urban 13.8% 11.5% 27.7% 3.4% 14.1% 0.5% 7.5% 21.4%
With disabilities Rural 9.4% 3.3% 13.4% 1.0% 2.3% 0.1% 53.2% 17.5%
Urban 13.3% 7.5% 17.5% 1.9% 6.2% 0.1% 34.3% 19.0%

Note: “Level not stated” includes education that cannot be classified by level.

By economic activity age: 15–64 years

Economic activity (%) Age: 15-64 years

  Employed Unemployed Economically inactive
Rural Female Without disabilities 19.7% 4.7% 75.6%
With disabilities 5.4% 1.7% 92.9%
Male Without disabilities 69.1% 5.7% 25.2%
With disabilities 36.5% 9.3% 54.2%
Urban Female Without disabilities 16.9% 7.2% 75.9%
With disabilities 10.0% 2.6% 87.4%
Male Without disabilities 63.2% 7.5% 29.3%
With disabilities 30.2% 8.4% 61.4%

By sector of employment

Sector of employment (%)

  Agriculture Industry Construction Services
Rural Without disabilities Female 60.4% 3.2% 0.1% 36.2%
Male 33.9% 12.6% 15.9% 37.6%
With disabilities Female 35.1% 1.8% 0.0% 63.1%
Male 57.7% 9.7% 5.3% 27.3%
Urban Without disabilities Female 5.6% 10.0% 0.6% 83.8%
Male 5.0% 20.2% 14.0% 60.8%
With disabilities Female 10.4% 6.0% 1.8% 81.8%
Male 2.6% 16.5% 6.6% 74.3%