Multidimensional poverty in Egypt: an in-depth analysis
The proposed national multidimensional poverty index (MPI) for Egypt spans 19 indicators across the following dimensions: education, health, housing, services, employment, social protection and food security.
Highlights
This report provides an in-depth analysis of the prevalence, distribution, and severity of multidimensional poverty across Egypt. The overarching objective of the national MPI is to provide a comprehensive social policy framework, enabling policymakers to reduce poverty in all its forms. More specifically, the objectives include leveraging national MPI data to analyze multidimensional poverty's extent, intensity, and distribution; prioritizing marginalized groups; identifying key indicators for effective poverty reduction; complementing monetary poverty measures; informing policies and social protection strategies; providing an updated policy tool for Egypt; and supporting comprehensive poverty reduction strategies.
Key highlights:
- In 2022, multidimensional poverty affected 21 per cent of the Egyptian population.
- The proposed national multidimensional poverty index (MPI) for Egypt spans 19 indicators across the following seven dimensions: education, health, housing, services, employment, social protection and food security.
- In Egypt, people are considered “poor” if they are deprived in at least two of the seven MPI dimensions, equivalent to 29 per cent of the weighted indicators.
- Deprivations in the dimensions of services and employment contributed by 19 per cent each to the overall MPI, followed by housing and education (15 per cent each).
- The proportion of people living in multidimensional poverty was much higher in rural than in urban areas, largely as a result of higher levels of deprivation in services in rural areas.
