Gender Development Index (UNICEF) in Egypt
Egypt: Gender Development Index (UNICEF) was 0.895 in 2023. ▲ 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
1990–2023
Gender Development Index in Egypt, 1990–2023
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.
Gender Development Index (UNICEF) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.824 | — |
| 1991 | 0.822 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.832 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.835 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.841 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.835 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.812 | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.852 | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.847 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.843 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.845 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.854 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.849 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.852 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.853 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.846 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.843 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.854 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.833 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.791 | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.864 | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 0.888 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.894 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.889 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.888 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.902 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.904 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.905 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.897 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.884 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.884 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.89 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.895 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.895 | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.895 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.931, 96% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.895 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.931, 96% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
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
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)
- Population 90,490 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 90,490 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.27 % 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)
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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