SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income
Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income: SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions was 13.61 in 2025. ▲ Rising
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income stood at 13.61.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income peaked at 18.57 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.41, in 2023.
That places Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income 83rd out of 87 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.18 | — |
| 2001 | 15.24 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 15 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 15.15 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 15.3 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 15.54 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 15.34 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 15.15 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 15 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 15.16 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 15.19 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 15.48 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 15.55 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 16.23 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 16.64 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 16.87 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 17.26 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 17.59 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 18.04 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 18.57 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 17.32 | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 17.46 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 17.63 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 13.41 | -23.9% |
| 2024 | 13.45 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 13.61 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.21 | 15 | 15.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.74 | 15.19 | 18.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.48 | 13.41 | 17.63 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income
- 80 Netherlands Antilles 34.23 compare
- 81 Switzerland 34.01 compare
- 82 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 33.78 compare
- 83 Indonesia 33.09 compare
- 84 Greece 32.78 compare
- 85 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 32.76 compare
- 86 North Macedonia 32.73 compare
More gender data for Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 572,721 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4208 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1.79 million (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1.79 million (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2030)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 43.4 (2027)
- SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 4.76 (2025)
- Gender income gap 27.98 (2026)
- SDG indicator 1.3.1: Proportion of population covered by social 35.2 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income?
- Sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income was 13.61 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions recorded in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 18.57 in 2019.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions recorded in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.41 in 2023.
- How does Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income rank for sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions?
- Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income ranks 83rd out of 87 groups with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions rising or falling in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. The female share of employment in managerial positions conveys the number of women in management as a percentage of employment in management. Employment in management is defined based on the International Standard Classification of Occupations. This series refers to total management (category 1 of ISCO-08 or ISCO-88). There is another series referring to senior and middle management only, thus excluding junior management (category 1 in both ISCO-08 and ISCO-88 minus category 14 in ISCO-08 and minus category 13 in ISCO-88). This indicator is calculated based on data on employment by sex and occupation. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.