World Bank2013-08-272013-08-272002-06-29https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15398The report, the first in an ongoing program, presents the results of a statistical analysis of household-level data for the periods 1995/1996, and 1999/2000, as a contribution to the preparation of a comprehensive poverty reduction strategy in Egypt. Despite considerable progress towards improving some of the non-income dimensions of poverty, more needs to be done to ease poverty. The main findings suggest a changing picture of poverty in the country, where poverty patterns changed from the urban-rural divide that had characterized the past, to a geographical/regional pattern, highlighting the lack of education as the strongest correlate of poverty. Statistics show that while inequality rose slightly for Egypt as a whole, the level was still comparable to other middle income countries; unemployment was high in urban areas; and, gender differences in poverty were small at an overall level, but were significant across regions, particularly in rural areas. Given the changing, complex picture of poverty in Egypt, a poverty reduction strategy will have to be comprehensive, yet flexible, hence, the report suggests a more sustainable growth in jobs, productivity, and incomes for the poorest; improved educational opportunities both for men, and women; reversal of growing, regional disparities in incomes, opportunities, and services; and, provision of safety nets that protect the most vulnerable.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABSOLUTE POVERTYABSOLUTE POVERTY LINESACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROMEAGEDAGRICULTURAL SECTORANNUAL GROWTHANNUAL GROWTH RATEANNUAL RATEASSESSING POVERTYAVERAGE LEVELBASIC EDUCATIONCASH TRANSFERSCHILD LABORCIVIL SOCIETYCOMMODITY SUBSIDIESCONSTRUCTION INDUSTRYCURRENCY UNITDATA COLLECTIONDATA ISSUESDEVELOPMENT GOALSDEVELOPMENT INDICATORSDEVELOPMENT PROCESSDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMEDEVELOPMENT STRATEGYDOMESTIC CREDITECONOMIC COOPERATIONECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC SHOCKSEDUCATION LEVELEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTEMPLOYMENTENROLLMENT RATIOEXCHANGE RATEEXPENDITURE GROUPFEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDSFOOD BASKETFOOD POVERTY LINEFOOD SUBSIDIESGENDER BIASGIRLSGROWTH DETERMINANTSGROWTH ELASTICITYGROWTH RATESHEALTH STATUSHOUSEHOLD COMPOSITIONHOUSEHOLD HEADHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD SIZEHOUSEHOLD SURVEYHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSHOUSINGHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORTILLITERACYIMMUNIZATIONIMMUNODEFICIENCYINCOME COUNTRIESINCOME DISTRIBUTIONINCOME GROUPSINCOME POVERTYINDIVIDUAL LEVELINEQUALITYINFLATION RATEINFORMAL SECTORLABOR FORCELABOR MARKETLIFTINGMALARIAMALNUTRITIONMANUFACTURING SECTORMEAN EXPENDITURESMEAN GROWTHMEASLESMEASURING POVERTYMORTALITYMULTIVARIATE ANALYSISNATIONAL ACCOUNTSNATIONAL AVERAGENATIONAL INCOMENON-INCOME DIMENSIONSNON-POOR HOUSEHOLDSNUTRITIONPARTNERSHIPPER CAPITA EXPENDITUREPOOR CHILDRENPOOR HOUSEHOLDSPOOR PEOPLEPOVERTY CHANGESPOVERTY GROUPPOVERTY GROUPSPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY LINESPOVERTY MEASURESPOVERTY OUTCOMESPOVERTY PROFILEPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGYPOVERTY STATUSPOVERTY TARGETINGPOVERTY TRENDSPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE TRANSFERSPRO-POORPRO-POOR GROWTHPUBLIC SECTORPUBLIC SERVICESPURCHASING POWER PARITYQUALITY OF LIFERAPID GROWTHREDUCING POVERTYREGIONAL DISPARITIESREGIONAL DISTRIBUTIONRELATIVE PRICESRURAL AREASSAFETYSAFETY NETSAFETY NETSSECONDARY DATASTATISTICAL ANALYSISSUSTAINABLE GROWTHTARGETING MECHANISMSTASK TEAM LEADERUNEMPLOYMENTUNIVERSITY GRADUATESURBAN AREASWIDOWSWORKERSYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT POVERTY ASSESSMENTSSTATISTICAL ANALYSISHOUSEHOLD DATAPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIESNON-INCOME DIMENSIONSPOVERTY INCIDENCEURBAN-RURAL DRIFTREGIONAL DISPARITYGEOGRAPHIC VARIABLESEDUCATION & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTEDUCATION & THE POORINEQUITYUNEMPLOYMENT RATESGENDER DIFFERENCESRURAL CONDITIONSJOB CREATIONPRODUCTIVITY GROWTHINCOME DISTRIBUTIONEDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIESSOCIAL SAFETY NETSWorld Bank10.1596/15398