WUNRN
EGYPT - SURVEY OF YOUNG PEOPLE
"The proportion of young people
in the population of Egypt is significantly larger compared with other age
groups. About 62% of the total population in Egypt, is age 29 or under, and
nearly 40% is between the ages of 10 and 29."
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Gender Excerpts from Survey Report:
*3/4 of female respondents are
circumcised (FGM). Most respondents (64%)
think the practice is
necessary.
*Almost 44% of all females have
experienced sexual harassment, which was
more common in urban areas.
*Young women tend to marry at
younger ages than men. The median age at
marriage among males aged 18
and above, is age 25, compared to age 19
among their female
counterparts.
*37% of female youth ages 25-29 are
married by the age of 18, compared to
only 4% of male youth. Early
marriage is particularly prevalent among rural girls,
and girls with low educational
attainment.
*Among married female respondents
(10-29 years old), 88% had given
birth.
*More than 2 million young people
are out of school. 80% of them are girls from
rural areas and in Upper
Egypt.
*The unemployment rage (ages 15-29)
among females (31.7%) is more than
double that among males
(12.5%).
