Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS was 49.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Middle 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 Middle Africa is 49.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Middle Africa peaked at 49.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 29.9%, in 2000.
Middle Africa ranks 1st 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 Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.9% | — |
| 2001 | 30.3% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 30.8% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 31.1% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 31.6% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 31.9% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 33.3% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 34.7% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 35.6% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 36.4% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 37.3% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 38.7% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 40.2% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 41.3% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 42.8% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 43.0% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 43.4% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 43.7% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 44.2% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 44.9% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 47.7% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 47.6% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 47.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 48.2% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 48.7% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 49.0% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.6% | 29.9% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 37.3% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.2% | 47.6% | 49.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle 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
More gender data for Middle Africa
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 386 (2026)
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 23.1% (2026)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 41.7% (2023)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 45.6% (2023)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 41.2% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Middle Africa?
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Middle Africa was 49.0% 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 Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 49.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.9% in 2000.
- How does Middle Africa rank for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls?
- Middle Africa ranks 1st out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle 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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