Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS (%) in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia: Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS (%) was 27.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia is 27.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia peaked at 27.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 2000.
That places Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 28th out of 37 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 and South-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.5% | — |
| 2001 | 17.7% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 18.2% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 18.5% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 19.2% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 20.2% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 20.5% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 21.2% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 21.4% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 21.8% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 22.8% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 23.1% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 24.2% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 24.8% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 25.4% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 25.9% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 26.6% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 26.5% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 27.0% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 27.4% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.8% | 17.5% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 21.2% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 25.9% | 27.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
More gender data for Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 1,684 (2026)
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 23.6% (2026)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 18.7% (2023)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 21.8% (2023)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 18.7% (2023)
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.5% (2026)
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.5% (2026)
- Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have 86.3% (2025)
- Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of 31.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia was 27.4% 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 and South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 2000.
- How does Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls?
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 28th out of 37 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls rising or falling in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 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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