Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS was 44.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 44.6% for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 44.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 2001.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th 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 Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.4% | — |
| 2001 | 27.3% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 28.5% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 28.7% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 29.1% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 30.2% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 30.9% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 32.0% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 32.4% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 32.8% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 33.3% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 34.2% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 35.0% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 35.6% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 36.5% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 36.9% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 37.5% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 38.1% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 38.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 38.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 41.2% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 41.4% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 43.0% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 43.8% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 44.2% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 44.6% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.9% | 27.3% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 33.3% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.0% | 41.2% | 44.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan 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
- 7 Barbados 52.1% compare
More gender data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 552,879 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 875,918 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 875,918 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.84 % change on previous year (2030)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 29.77 (2027)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0006 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female 247.09 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.187 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Sub-Saharan Africa was 44.6% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 44.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 2001.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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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