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Figure 1: The Percentage of Unpaid Workers among Regions by Gender in Egypt
2015

Concerning age, the highest participation is among the age group (30-59)
because most of them are housewives. This participation tends to decrease in
younger age because more time is directed to education. Also, less
involvement from older age is due to fewer responsibilities but sometimes
grandparents, if available, often spend time caring for grandchildren when
parents spend more time in paid work.

Figure 2: The Percentage of Unpaid Workers among Regions by Age in Egypt 2015

The effect of education on the participation in unpaid work is revealed in urban
governorates among university graduates by 28.6%; this might be due to
higher wages for housekeeping especially in urban areas. On the other hand,
the highest proportion of participation in lower Egypt is among non-educated
by 46.3% versus 34.3% in upper Egypt in the secondary stage. In general, it
can be noticed that individuals in all educational stages have to participate in
the unpaid family work even those of university education.

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