HCP Statistics Directorate 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 International commitments Population size by sex : A brief history of Morocco (1960 – 2014) Population Pyramid by Sex and Age Group, 2014 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; The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW); 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) 33,4 29,8 16,8 16,6 26 15 14,8 20,4 13,1 12,9 15,3 10,2 10,2 Population in Millions 11,6 7,7 7,7 5,8 5,8 * 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 Female Male Data based on population projections updates made on the basis of 2004 census and 2009-2010 demographic national survey.

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 school Education during 2013-2014 Illiteracy and languages Highest educational diploma For every member of the household Were you in school Public education Professional education during 2013-2014? Every person (10 years old and over) Specify and code last year in school Type of education   Do you know how to read and write? Specify and code up to three spoken and written languages [0] No diploma [1] Yes, at general educ- Examples [1] ation for the whole year Note highest earned diploma Note highest earned diploma [00] None Public [2] Yes, at general educ- [1] Arabic [13] fourth primary ation, but not finished Yes [2] Amazigh (Tifinagh) and code [1] [18] third elementary [2] [3]Yes, at professional [3] French Examples : [23] Second high school Private training for the whole year [4] English Elementary degree Certificate in secreteriat [4] Yes, at professional No [5] Spanish Doctorate in surgery Technician in management Other, specify training, but not finished [6] Other languages, Architect Technician in hotelry [5]No specify

Education and illiteracy Children never attending primary school

Education and illiteracy Ratio of female to male school enrollment (%) 94 91 89 87 84 83 73 72 68

Education and illiteracy Illiteracy rate by Sex for population aged 10 and above 65 55 78 43 67 51 55 41 39

Specify economic activity Economic activity status Duration For 7 years old and over For 15 years old and over [00] Econ. active For the unemployed Do you have a job even if seasonal? Did you work last week even for one hour? Are you currently looking for a job? Why aren’t you looking for a job? [01] Unemployed 1 [02] Unemployed 2 [03] Housewife Duration of unemployment (in years)   [04] Student [05] Landlord [06] Retired [07] Disabled, sick [08] Elderly [09] Child [10] Other cases

Primary economic activity of establishment 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 [2] Employer of more than 5 persons economic activity and code [1] [3] Self employed of establishment   [4] Salaried in public sector and code [1] [5] Salaried in private sector Examples : [6] Family aid High school principal [7] Apprentice Wholeseller of fabric [8] Associate Whole selling [9] Other specify Medicine

Single Mean Age at Marriage (SMAM) 31,4 31,2 30 27,1 26,6 25,8 26,3 25,5 24 22,2 19,6 Age 17,5 * * Data based on 2009-2010 demographic national survey.

Fertility in the past 12 months   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 Life time fertility Fertility in the past 12 months Number of children living in the household Number of children living outside the household Number of children who died Number of children still alive Male Female

Fertility 7,2 5,91 5,52 3,28 2,47 2,19

Life Expectancy at Birth by Sex: 1952-2010 75,6 73,9 73 70,6 66,4 63,7 60,2 58,1 49,1 47,3 43,9 41,9

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)