title: Alternative population projection scenarios by education attainment for Egypt, the Sudan and Tunisia.
abstract: "This paper presents alternative population projections for Egypt, the Sudan and Tunisia using the scenario approach developed at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis. Its primary objective is to show how education attainment and policies influence the future population patterns in these countries.... Section I gives a brief presentation of the scenario approach. Sections II and III show fertility and mortality conditions in Egypt, the Sudan and Tunisia.... Section V presents the stands of Governments on population policies and in shaping future population patterns. We [then] present our assumptions, scenario setting and projection results...."
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Yousif
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Hammouda
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D000352:Africa, Northern; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004522:Educational Status; D004534:Egypt; D005298:Fertility; D005544:Forecasting; D006076:Government; D008877:Middle East; D009026:Mortality; D011057:Politics; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy; D012106:Research; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013397:Sudan; D014416:Tunisia
keywords: Africa; Arab Countries; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Educational Status; Egypt; Estimation Technics; Fertility; French Speaking Africa; Government; Mediterranean Countries; Mortality; Northern Africa; Policy; Political Factors; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Policy; Population Projection; Research Methodology; Social Policy; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Sudan; Tunisia