Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Ghana
Ghana: Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS was 48.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Ghana stood at 48.5%.
That represents a change of up 13.0% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Ghana peaked at 50.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2006.
Ghana ranks 10th of 142 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.8% | — |
| 2006 | 12.3% | -55.8% |
| 2010 | 50.4% | +309.7% |
| 2013 | 40.8% | -19.1% |
| 2015 | 41.8% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 33.7% | -19.3% |
| 2021 | 36.1% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 46.4% | +28.3% |
| 2023 | 42.9% | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 48.5% | +13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.1% | 12.3% | 27.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 41.7% | 33.7% | 50.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 43.5% | 36.1% | 48.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More gender data for Ghana
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,710 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3902 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 25,512 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 25,512 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 428,908 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 442,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 424,540 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 437,618 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 420,712 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Ghana?
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Ghana was 48.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 50.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls?
- Ghana ranks 10th out of 142 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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