Gender Development Index (GDI) in Egypt
Egypt: Gender Development Index (GDI) was 0.884 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.884
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
155th
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.905
in 2017
All-time low
0.782
in 2009
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Gender Development Index in Egypt, 1990–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.884 for gender development index in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Egypt peaked at 0.905 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.782, in 2009.
Egypt ranks 155th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Gender Development Index (GDI) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.82 | — |
| 1991 | 0.816 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.826 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.828 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.835 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.829 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.804 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.846 | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.839 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.833 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.836 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.845 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.842 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.844 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.846 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.84 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.838 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.85 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.828 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.782 | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.861 | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 0.887 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.893 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.888 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.887 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.904 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.905 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.895 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.879 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.88 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.886 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.884 | -0.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.884 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9255, 96% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.884 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.906, 98% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8276 | 0.804 | 0.846 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8351 | 0.782 | 0.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8899 | 0.861 | 0.905 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8833 | 0.88 | 0.886 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 152 Nigeria 0.886 compare
- 153 Nepal 0.885 compare
- 153 Sierra Leone 0.885 compare
- 156 Burkina Faso 0.881 compare
- 156 Algeria 0.881 compare
- 158 Iran 0.88 compare
- 158 West Bank and Gaza 0.88 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)
- 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 0.884 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- 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 0.782 in 2009.
- How does Egypt rank for gender development index?
- Egypt ranks 155th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gender Development Index (GDI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data on five composite measures of gender equality.