Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Nigeria
Nigeria: Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th was 37.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Nigeria, 2011–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Nigeria is 37.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 42.5% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Nigeria peaked at 65.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.9%, in 2011.
That places Nigeria 38th out of 102 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 28.9% | — |
| 2013 | 35.4% | +22.4% |
| 2019 | 31.4% | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 65.8% | +109.8% |
| 2024 | 37.9% | -42.5% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 37.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.0%, 1.6× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 37.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.0%, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.9% | 28.9% | 35.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 51.8% | 37.9% | 65.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More gender data for Nigeria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 99,803 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6887 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 162,578 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 162,578 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.75 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3.55 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3.45 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3.54 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3.38 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Nigeria?
- Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Nigeria was 37.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 65.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.9% in 2011.
- How does Nigeria rank for proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th?
- Nigeria ranks 38th out of 102 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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