Arab Republic of Egypt - Inequality of Opportunity in Access to Basic Services among Egyptian Children

Egypt's children and youth, representing more than one-third of the country´s population and its future, face several significant challenges, as shown by higher child poverty rates and unequal access to basic services. The objective of this r...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Policy Note
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
ARI
HIV
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/16964831/arab-republic-egypt-inequality-opportunity-access-basic-services-among-egyptian-children
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topic ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE
ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME
ACUTE MALNUTRITION
ADEQUATE NUTRITION
AGED
ANEMIA
ANTENATAL CARE
ARI
BASIC EDUCATION
BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
BASIC SOCIAL SERVICES
BIRTH ATTENDANTS
BIRTHS
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
CHILD HEALTH
CHILD MALNUTRITION
CHILD MORTALITY
CHRONIC MALNUTRITION
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
COMPLICATIONS
COMPULSORY PRIMARY EDUCATION
CYCLE OF POVERTY
DELIVERY CARE
DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS
DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES
DIABETES
DIARRHEA
DIARRHEAL DISEASES
DIPHTHERIA
DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN
DISADVANTAGED GROUPS
DRINKING WATER
DROPOUT
DROPOUT RATES
EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT
EARLY CHILDHOOD
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTIONS
EARLY EDUCATION
EARLY INTERVENTIONS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EDUCATION SECTOR
EDUCATION VARIABLES
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
ENROLLMENT
ENROLLMENT BY AGE
ENROLLMENT RATE
ENROLLMENT RATES
ENROLMENT GAP
ENROLMENT RATES
EQUAL ACCESS
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
EQUITABLE ACCESS
EXTENDED FAMILY
FAMILIES
FEMALE CIRCUMCISION
FERTILITY
FORMAL EDUCATION
FORMAL SCHOOLING
GENDER EQUALITY
GENDER EQUALITY IN EDUCATION
GENDER GAP
GENDER GAPS
GIRL CHILD
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CARE DURING PREGNANCY
HEALTH FACILITIES
HEALTH INSURANCE
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HEALTH SERVICES
HEIGHT FOR AGE
HEIGHT ­ FOR ­ AGE
HEPATITIS C
HIV
HIV/AIDS
HORMONES
HOUSEHOLD ASSETS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
HYGIENE
HYPERTENSION
HYPOTHYROIDISM
ILLNESS
IMMUNIZATION
IMMUNIZATIONS
IMMUNODEFICIENCY
INCOME INEQUALITY
INDEXES
INEQUITIES
INFANT
INFANT DEATH
INFANT HEALTH
INFANTS
INFECTION
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
INFLUENZA
INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION
IODINE
IODINE DEFICIENCY
IRON
IRON SUPPLEMENTS
LABOR MARKET
LEVELS OF EDUCATION
LITERACY
LOW ENROLMENT RATES
MAJORITY OF CHILDREN
MARRIED WOMEN
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
MATERNAL HEALTH
MEASLES
MEDICAL TREATMENT
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
MORTALITY
MORTALITY RATE
MOTHER
NATIONAL COUNCIL
NEWBORN
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUMERACY
NUTRITION
NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
OBESITY
OLD CHILDREN
OLDER AGE GROUPS
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
PHYSICAL GROWTH
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
POLICY MAKERS
POLIO
POLITICAL PARTIES
POOR CHILDREN
POOR HEALTH
POOR NUTRITION
POPULATION CENSUS
POPULATION GROWTH RATES
POPULATION SIZE
POSTNATAL CARE
PREGNANCIES
PREGNANCY
PREGNANT WOMEN
PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRODUCTIVITY
PROGRESS
PUBLIC EDUCATION
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES
PUBLIC SERVICES
PURCHASING POWER
PURCHASING POWER PARITY
QUALITY CONTROL
QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE
RAPID POPULATION GROWTH
RATIO OF GIRLS TO BOYS IN PRIMARY
READING
RESPECT
RISK FACTORS
RISK OF DEATH
RISK OF EXPOSURE
RISK OF ILLNESS
RURAL AREAS
RURAL GIRLS
SAME SEX
SANITATION
SCHOOL AGE
SCHOOL ENROLMENT
SCHOOLING
SCREENING
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY SCHOOL ENROLMENTS
SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL
SERVICES FOR CHILDREN
SIBLINGS
SKILLED PERSONNEL
SKILLED STAFF
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL EXCLUSION
SOCIAL JUSTICE
SOCIAL NETWORKS
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIAL UNREST
STAGES OF LIFE
STUNTING
TETANUS
TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANTS
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNIVERSAL ACCESS
URBAN AREAS
USE OF CONTRACEPTIVES
VACCINES
VICIOUS CYCLE
VITAMIN A
VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTATION
WASTING
WOMAN
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
YOUNG ADULTS
YOUNG CHILDREN
YOUTH
spellingShingle ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE
ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME
ACUTE MALNUTRITION
ADEQUATE NUTRITION
AGED
ANEMIA
ANTENATAL CARE
ARI
BASIC EDUCATION
BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
BASIC SOCIAL SERVICES
BIRTH ATTENDANTS
BIRTHS
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
CHILD HEALTH
CHILD MALNUTRITION
CHILD MORTALITY
CHRONIC MALNUTRITION
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
COMPLICATIONS
COMPULSORY PRIMARY EDUCATION
CYCLE OF POVERTY
DELIVERY CARE
DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS
DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES
DIABETES
DIARRHEA
DIARRHEAL DISEASES
DIPHTHERIA
DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN
DISADVANTAGED GROUPS
DRINKING WATER
DROPOUT
DROPOUT RATES
EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT
EARLY CHILDHOOD
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTIONS
EARLY EDUCATION
EARLY INTERVENTIONS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EDUCATION SECTOR
EDUCATION VARIABLES
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
ENROLLMENT
ENROLLMENT BY AGE
ENROLLMENT RATE
ENROLLMENT RATES
ENROLMENT GAP
ENROLMENT RATES
EQUAL ACCESS
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
EQUITABLE ACCESS
EXTENDED FAMILY
FAMILIES
FEMALE CIRCUMCISION
FERTILITY
FORMAL EDUCATION
FORMAL SCHOOLING
GENDER EQUALITY
GENDER EQUALITY IN EDUCATION
GENDER GAP
GENDER GAPS
GIRL CHILD
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CARE DURING PREGNANCY
HEALTH FACILITIES
HEALTH INSURANCE
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HEALTH SERVICES
HEIGHT FOR AGE
HEIGHT ­ FOR ­ AGE
HEPATITIS C
HIV
HIV/AIDS
HORMONES
HOUSEHOLD ASSETS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
HYGIENE
HYPERTENSION
HYPOTHYROIDISM
ILLNESS
IMMUNIZATION
IMMUNIZATIONS
IMMUNODEFICIENCY
INCOME INEQUALITY
INDEXES
INEQUITIES
INFANT
INFANT DEATH
INFANT HEALTH
INFANTS
INFECTION
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
INFLUENZA
INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION
IODINE
IODINE DEFICIENCY
IRON
IRON SUPPLEMENTS
LABOR MARKET
LEVELS OF EDUCATION
LITERACY
LOW ENROLMENT RATES
MAJORITY OF CHILDREN
MARRIED WOMEN
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
MATERNAL HEALTH
MEASLES
MEDICAL TREATMENT
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
MORTALITY
MORTALITY RATE
MOTHER
NATIONAL COUNCIL
NEWBORN
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUMERACY
NUTRITION
NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
OBESITY
OLD CHILDREN
OLDER AGE GROUPS
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
PHYSICAL GROWTH
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
POLICY MAKERS
POLIO
POLITICAL PARTIES
POOR CHILDREN
POOR HEALTH
POOR NUTRITION
POPULATION CENSUS
POPULATION GROWTH RATES
POPULATION SIZE
POSTNATAL CARE
PREGNANCIES
PREGNANCY
PREGNANT WOMEN
PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRODUCTIVITY
PROGRESS
PUBLIC EDUCATION
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES
PUBLIC SERVICES
PURCHASING POWER
PURCHASING POWER PARITY
QUALITY CONTROL
QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE
RAPID POPULATION GROWTH
RATIO OF GIRLS TO BOYS IN PRIMARY
READING
RESPECT
RISK FACTORS
RISK OF DEATH
RISK OF EXPOSURE
RISK OF ILLNESS
RURAL AREAS
RURAL GIRLS
SAME SEX
SANITATION
SCHOOL AGE
SCHOOL ENROLMENT
SCHOOLING
SCREENING
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY SCHOOL ENROLMENTS
SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL
SERVICES FOR CHILDREN
SIBLINGS
SKILLED PERSONNEL
SKILLED STAFF
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL EXCLUSION
SOCIAL JUSTICE
SOCIAL NETWORKS
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIAL UNREST
STAGES OF LIFE
STUNTING
TETANUS
TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANTS
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNIVERSAL ACCESS
URBAN AREAS
USE OF CONTRACEPTIVES
VACCINES
VICIOUS CYCLE
VITAMIN A
VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTATION
WASTING
WOMAN
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
YOUNG ADULTS
YOUNG CHILDREN
YOUTH
World Bank
Arab Republic of Egypt - Inequality of Opportunity in Access to Basic Services among Egyptian Children
geographic_facet Middle East and North Africa
Egypt, Arab Republic of
description Egypt's children and youth, representing more than one-third of the country´s population and its future, face several significant challenges, as shown by higher child poverty rates and unequal access to basic services. The objective of this report is three-fold: (i) to analyze the extent of inequality of opportunity among Egyptian children; (ii) to inform government policy on how success in life is influenced by factors predetermined at birth; and (iii) to identify policies and interventions that may contribute to improving equality of opportunity. The underlying premise is that ensuring equality of opportunity entails leveling the playing field in such a way that every child, regardless of the circumstances of his/her birth, will have an equal chance to succeed in life. This report analyzes the extent of provision of equal access to basic opportunities to all children (including healthcare, education, clean water and sanitation), and identifies the main circumstances that affect it and therefore determine human development outcomes. The analysis in this report builds on the concepts and ideas developed in the World Development Report (WDR). The findings are aimed at supporting debates and discussions, within and outside the Government of Egypt, on the need to ensure equality of opportunity, to contribute to the development of policies and institutions for children and youth, and to provide an improved sense of hope and social justice for the future and help build a more equitable society in the post-Mubarak era. The report is structured as follows: section one presents the background and motivation for the study; section two deals with early risk factors and associated health and education outcomes for children; and section three presents the estimates of inequality of opportunity among children. Details about the data sources and various analyses presented are included in the annexes.
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author_sort World Bank
title Arab Republic of Egypt - Inequality of Opportunity in Access to Basic Services among Egyptian Children
title_short Arab Republic of Egypt - Inequality of Opportunity in Access to Basic Services among Egyptian Children
title_full Arab Republic of Egypt - Inequality of Opportunity in Access to Basic Services among Egyptian Children
title_fullStr Arab Republic of Egypt - Inequality of Opportunity in Access to Basic Services among Egyptian Children
title_full_unstemmed Arab Republic of Egypt - Inequality of Opportunity in Access to Basic Services among Egyptian Children
title_sort arab republic of egypt - inequality of opportunity in access to basic services among egyptian children
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/16964831/arab-republic-egypt-inequality-opportunity-access-basic-services-among-egyptian-children
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12260
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spelling okr-10986-122602021-04-23T14:03:00Z Arab Republic of Egypt - Inequality of Opportunity in Access to Basic Services among Egyptian Children World Bank ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME ACUTE MALNUTRITION ADEQUATE NUTRITION AGED ANEMIA ANTENATAL CARE ARI BASIC EDUCATION BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE BASIC SOCIAL SERVICES BIRTH ATTENDANTS BIRTHS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CHILD HEALTH CHILD MALNUTRITION CHILD MORTALITY CHRONIC MALNUTRITION COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT COMPLICATIONS COMPULSORY PRIMARY EDUCATION CYCLE OF POVERTY DELIVERY CARE DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES DIABETES DIARRHEA DIARRHEAL DISEASES DIPHTHERIA DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN DISADVANTAGED GROUPS DRINKING WATER DROPOUT DROPOUT RATES EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT EARLY CHILDHOOD EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTIONS EARLY EDUCATION EARLY INTERVENTIONS ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION SECTOR EDUCATION VARIABLES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT ENROLLMENT ENROLLMENT BY AGE ENROLLMENT RATE ENROLLMENT RATES ENROLMENT GAP ENROLMENT RATES EQUAL ACCESS EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY EQUITABLE ACCESS EXTENDED FAMILY FAMILIES FEMALE CIRCUMCISION FERTILITY FORMAL EDUCATION FORMAL SCHOOLING GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUALITY IN EDUCATION GENDER GAP GENDER GAPS GIRL CHILD GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE DURING PREGNANCY HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH SERVICES HEIGHT FOR AGE HEIGHT ­ FOR ­ AGE HEPATITIS C HIV HIV/AIDS HORMONES HOUSEHOLD ASSETS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS HYGIENE HYPERTENSION HYPOTHYROIDISM ILLNESS IMMUNIZATION IMMUNIZATIONS IMMUNODEFICIENCY INCOME INEQUALITY INDEXES INEQUITIES INFANT INFANT DEATH INFANT HEALTH INFANTS INFECTION INFECTIOUS DISEASES INFLUENZA INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION IODINE IODINE DEFICIENCY IRON IRON SUPPLEMENTS LABOR MARKET LEVELS OF EDUCATION LITERACY LOW ENROLMENT RATES MAJORITY OF CHILDREN MARRIED WOMEN MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH MATERNAL HEALTH MEASLES MEDICAL TREATMENT MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MINISTRY OF HEALTH MORTALITY MORTALITY RATE MOTHER NATIONAL COUNCIL NEWBORN NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NUMERACY NUTRITION NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES NUTRITIONAL STATUS OBESITY OLD CHILDREN OLDER AGE GROUPS PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT PHYSICAL GROWTH POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLICY MAKERS POLIO POLITICAL PARTIES POOR CHILDREN POOR HEALTH POOR NUTRITION POPULATION CENSUS POPULATION GROWTH RATES POPULATION SIZE POSTNATAL CARE PREGNANCIES PREGNANCY PREGNANT WOMEN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRODUCTIVITY PROGRESS PUBLIC EDUCATION PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES PUBLIC SERVICES PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY QUALITY CONTROL QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE RAPID POPULATION GROWTH RATIO OF GIRLS TO BOYS IN PRIMARY READING RESPECT RISK FACTORS RISK OF DEATH RISK OF EXPOSURE RISK OF ILLNESS RURAL AREAS RURAL GIRLS SAME SEX SANITATION SCHOOL AGE SCHOOL ENROLMENT SCHOOLING SCREENING SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOL ENROLMENTS SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN SIBLINGS SKILLED PERSONNEL SKILLED STAFF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL EXCLUSION SOCIAL JUSTICE SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL UNREST STAGES OF LIFE STUNTING TETANUS TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANTS UNEMPLOYMENT UNIVERSAL ACCESS URBAN AREAS USE OF CONTRACEPTIVES VACCINES VICIOUS CYCLE VITAMIN A VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTATION WASTING WOMAN WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG ADULTS YOUNG CHILDREN YOUTH Egypt's children and youth, representing more than one-third of the country´s population and its future, face several significant challenges, as shown by higher child poverty rates and unequal access to basic services. The objective of this report is three-fold: (i) to analyze the extent of inequality of opportunity among Egyptian children; (ii) to inform government policy on how success in life is influenced by factors predetermined at birth; and (iii) to identify policies and interventions that may contribute to improving equality of opportunity. The underlying premise is that ensuring equality of opportunity entails leveling the playing field in such a way that every child, regardless of the circumstances of his/her birth, will have an equal chance to succeed in life. This report analyzes the extent of provision of equal access to basic opportunities to all children (including healthcare, education, clean water and sanitation), and identifies the main circumstances that affect it and therefore determine human development outcomes. The analysis in this report builds on the concepts and ideas developed in the World Development Report (WDR). The findings are aimed at supporting debates and discussions, within and outside the Government of Egypt, on the need to ensure equality of opportunity, to contribute to the development of policies and institutions for children and youth, and to provide an improved sense of hope and social justice for the future and help build a more equitable society in the post-Mubarak era. The report is structured as follows: section one presents the background and motivation for the study; section two deals with early risk factors and associated health and education outcomes for children; and section three presents the estimates of inequality of opportunity among children. Details about the data sources and various analyses presented are included in the annexes. 2013-02-06T21:58:50Z 2013-02-06T21:58:50Z 2012-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/16964831/arab-republic-egypt-inequality-opportunity-access-basic-services-among-egyptian-children http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12260 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note Economic & Sector Work Middle East and North Africa Egypt, Arab Republic of