Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Africa
Africa: Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS was 40.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Africa, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Africa stood at 40.3%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Africa peaked at 40.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 2000.
Africa ranks 11th of 38 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.9% | — |
| 2001 | 19.2% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 19.5% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 19.9% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 20.2% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 22.3% | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 23.5% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 24.3% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 25.4% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 26.8% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 27.2% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 28.0% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 29.6% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 30.7% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 31.4% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 32.0% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 33.0% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 33.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 34.2% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 36.8% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 37.2% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 38.7% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 39.4% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 39.9% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 40.3% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.0% | 18.9% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.8% | 27.2% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.7% | 36.8% | 40.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More gender data for Africa
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 639,604 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.18 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1.09 million (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1.09 million (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2030)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 35.2 (2027)
- SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 35.62 (2025)
- SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 40.3 (2025)
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 2,719 (2026)
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 25.9% (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Africa?
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Africa was 40.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 2000.
- How does Africa rank for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls?
- Africa ranks 11th out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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