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Population and Housing censuses: Use of census data for gender statistics Presented by:

SLIMANI Salma HCP Statistics Directorate

Regional workshop on integrating a gender perspective in the production of statistics Amman, Jordan 1 – 4 December 2014

Course Title |This is the slide title Contents 

National strategy for gender equality

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International commitments

 Population size by sex : A brief history of Morocco (1960 – 2014) 

Population Pyramid by Sex and Age Group, 2014

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Population characteristics

National strategy for gender equality  The legal and institutional arsenal provided by the new Moroccan Constitution (2011) promoting gender equality;  Legislative and legal reforms (Family code, Penal code, Labor code, law of civil registration, political parties law, new communal charter, …);  Economic and social empowerment through NHDI initiative and many sectorial programs;

 Political and administrative empowerment  Quotas :17% parliament, 12% municipalities;  Incentive system for political parties to rise women’s representation.

 Strategies and programs, ex: multisectorial TAMKIN program and IKRAM program.

International commitments 

The Beijing Platform for Action;

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The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW);

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MDG (millennium development goal) and the transversality gender equality goal in the post-2015.

Population size by sex : A brief history of Morocco (1960 – 2014) Population in Millions

33,4 29,8

18

26

16

20,4

14

15,3

12 10 8

11,6

16,8 16,6

15 14,8

13,1 12,9

10,2 10,2

Female

7,7 7,7

Male

5,8 5,8

6 4 2 0 1960

1971

1982

1994

2004

2014

*

Sex Ratio (2014) : 98,8 % Total population : 33 millions ( 49,7 % males and 50,3 % females) * Based on population projections updates made on the basis of 2004 census and 2009-2010 demographic national survey.

Population Pyramid by Sex and Age Group, 2014 75+ 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-4

Female

2000

1500

Male

1000

500

0

500

1000

1500

Data based on population projections updates made on the basis of 2004 census and 2009-2010 demographic national survey.

2000

Population characteristics       

Household Head Polygamy Education and illiteracy Economic activity Single Mean Age at Marriage Fertility Life Expectancy at Birth by Sex

Education and illiteracy Highest grade completed in Education school during 2013-2014 For every member of the household

Highest educational diploma Illiteracy and languages

Public education

Were you in school during 2013-2014?

Every person (10 years old and over)

Type of Specify and code education [1] Yes, at general Do you last year in school educknow how to ation for the whole read and [1] year Examples write? [2] Yes, at general [00] None Public [1] education, but not [13] fourth primary Yes finished [18] third elementary [23] Second high school

Other, specify

[3]Yes, at professional training for the Private whole year [2]

[4] Yes, at professional training, but not finished [5]No

Professional education

Specify and code up to three spoken and written languages

[0] No diploma Note highest earned diploma

[0] No diploma Note highest earned diploma

[1] Arabic [2] Amazigh (Tifinagh)

and code [1]

[3] French

Examples :

[2]

[4] English

Elementary degree

No

[5] Spanish

Doctorate in surgery

[6] Other languages, Architect specify

and code [1] Examples : Certificate in secreteriat Technician in management Technician in hotelry

Education and illiteracy Children never attending primary school 1200 1000 800 Female

600

Male 400 200 0 1982

1994

2004

2012

Education and illiteracy Ratio of female to male school enrollment (%) 100

83 84

90 80 70

68

91

89 87 94

73 72

60

Tertiary

50

secondary

40

Primary

30 20 10 0 1994

2004

2010

Education and illiteracy Illiteracy rate by Sex for population aged 10 and above 90

65

55

78

80

67

70 60

43 55

51

50

41

40

Male

39

30 20 10 0 1982

1994

2004

Female

Economic Activity Economic Duration activity status [00] Econ. For 7 years old and over For 15 years old and over active For the [01] Unemployed 1 unemplo yed Did you work last Do you have a job even if Are you currently [02] week even for one seasonal? looking for a job? Unemployed 2 hour? Why aren’t you [03] looking for a job? Housewife Specify economic activity

[04] Student [05] Landlord Duration of [07] Disabled, unemplo sick yment [08] Elderly (in years) [06] Retired

[09] Child [10] Other cases

Economic Activity Primary profession

Employment status

Primary economic activity of establishment

for the employed and the unemployed write in detail

[1] Employer of less than 5 persons

write in detail primary

Primary profession

[2] Employer of more than 5 persons [3] Self employed

economic activity

and code [1]

of establishment and code [1]

[4] Salaried in public sector

Examples :

[5] Salaried in private sector [6] Family aid

High school principal

[7] Apprentice

Examples :

Wholeseller of fabric

[8] Associate [9] Other specify

Whole selling Medicine

Single Mean Age at Marriage (SMAM) 35 30

27,1

25,5

24

Age

25

31,4

31,2

30 25,8

26,3

26,6

22,2 19,6

17,5

20

Male Female

15 10

5 0 1960

*

1971

1982

1994

Data based on 2009-2010 demographic national survey.

2004

2010 *

Fertility For non-single women (i.e., married, widowed, or divorced), specify the total number of live births For every woman

For 55 years old and less

Number of children who died

Female

Number of children who died

Female

Number of children living outside the household

Number of children still alive

Male

Number of children living in the household

Fertility in the past 12 months

Male

Life time fertility

Fertility Evolution of the fertility rate (1962-2010) 8

7,2

7

5,91

6

5,52

5

3,28

4 3

Fertility rate

2,47

2,19

2004

2010

2 1 0 1962

1975

1982

1994

Life Expectancy at Birth by Sex: 1952-2010 80 70,6 73

70 58,1

60 50

41,9 43,9

47,3

60,2

63,7

73,9 75,6

66,4

49,1

Male

40

Female 30 20 10 0 1952

1967

1980

1987

2004

2010

Thank you “The admission of women to complete equality would be the surest sign of civilization, and would double the intellectual powers of the human race.” Stendhal (1783-1842)