Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS was 45.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Eastern Africa, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Eastern Africa is 45.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Eastern Africa peaked at 45.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 2000.
Eastern Africa ranks 3rd of 38 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.1% | — |
| 2001 | 22.3% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 23.0% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 23.5% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 23.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 24.1% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 24.4% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 25.3% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 26.3% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 27.1% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 28.1% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 29.1% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 30.2% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 31.6% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 32.9% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 33.9% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 35.0% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 35.6% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 36.3% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 36.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 40.1% | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 40.9% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 44.6% | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 45.1% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 45.2% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 45.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.2% | 22.1% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.9% | 28.1% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.6% | 40.1% | 45.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 1 Sao Tome and Principe 72.5% compare
- 2 Cook Islands 62.9% compare
- 3 Jamaica 62.1% compare
- 4 Belize 56.7% compare
- 5 Burkina Faso 55.7% compare
- 6 Jordan 52.3% compare
More gender data for Eastern Africa
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 223,115 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 354,594 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 354,594 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.89 % change on previous year (2030)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 28.38 (2027)
- SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 47.52 (2025)
- SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 45.43 (2025)
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 1,265 (2026)
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 31.1% (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Eastern Africa?
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Eastern Africa was 45.4% 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 45.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 2000.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls?
- Eastern Africa ranks 3rd out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern 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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