Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions (Our) in Egypt
Egypt: Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions (Our) was 22.31 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions in Egypt, 2009–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 22.31 for proportion of women in senior and middle management positions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 213.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in senior and middle management positions in Egypt peaked at 22.31 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.37, in 2017.
Egypt ranks 86th of 96 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions (Our) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 14 | — |
| 2010 | 13.88 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 13.51 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 9.73 | -28.0% |
| 2013 | 7.12 | -26.8% |
| 2015 | 6.42 | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 7.11 | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 6.37 | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 7.35 | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 7.09 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 20.71 | +192.1% |
| 2021 | 20.47 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 22.16 | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 21.13 | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 22.31 | +5.6% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 22.31 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.3, 96% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 22.31 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22.88, 97% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions (Our) in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +192.1% | 7.09 | 20.71 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.73 | 6.37 | 13.88 | 9 |
| 2020s | 21.36 | 20.47 | 22.31 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More gender data for Egypt
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 36,649 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6533 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 90,490 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 90,490 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in senior and middle management positions in Egypt?
- Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions in Egypt was 22.31 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest proportion of women in senior and middle management positions recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 22.31 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in senior and middle management positions recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.37 in 2017.
- How does Egypt rank for proportion of women in senior and middle management positions?
- Egypt ranks 86th out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of women in senior and middle management positions rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 213.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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