Gender Development Index in Egypt
Egypt: Gender Development Index was 0.895 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
0.895
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
61st
of 70 countries
All-time high
0.905
in 2017
All-time low
0.791
in 2009
Years of data
34
1990β2023
Gender Development Index in Egypt, 1990β2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender development index in Egypt is 0.895, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Egypt peaked at 0.905 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.791, in 2009.
Egypt ranks 61st of 70 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8343 | 0.812 | 0.852 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.842 | 0.791 | 0.854 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8915 | 0.864 | 0.905 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.891 | 0.884 | 0.895 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 58 Tunisia 0.931 compare
- 58 Saudi Arabia 0.931 compare
- 60 Tajikistan 0.926 compare
- 62 Algeria 0.887 compare
- 63 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.875 compare
- 64 Jordan 0.861 compare
More gender data for Egypt
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 36,649 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6533 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.21 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.19 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Egypt?
- Gender development index in Egypt was 0.895 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.905 in 2017.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.791 in 2009.
- How does Egypt rank for gender development index?
- Egypt ranks 61st out of 70 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Gender Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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