SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions in Pacific Islands
Pacific Islands: SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions was 41.33 in 2025. ▲ Rising
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions in Pacific Islands, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Pacific Islands recorded 41.33 for sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions in Pacific Islands peaked at 41.33 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 31.5, in 2000.
Pacific Islands ranks 12th of 87 groups on this measure, in the top 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 Pacific Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.5 | — |
| 2001 | 32.82 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 33.19 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 33.14 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 33.2 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 33.9 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 34.53 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 34.59 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 35.63 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 35.68 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 34.88 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 36.27 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 36.02 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 36.14 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 36.46 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 37.5 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 36.89 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 38.36 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 37.87 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 38.93 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 39.56 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 39.33 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 40.01 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 40.63 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 41.14 | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 41.33 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.82 | 31.5 | 35.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.93 | 34.88 | 38.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.33 | 39.33 | 41.33 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pacific Islands
- 9 Ghana 48.49 compare
- 10 Kiribati 47.83 compare
- 11 Botswana 47.34 compare
- 12 Puerto Rico 46.81 compare
- 13 Cape Verde 46.04 compare
- 14 Guyana 45.87 compare
- 15 Philippines 45.7 compare
More gender data for Pacific Islands
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,290 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.0486 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 38,336 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 38,336 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2030)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 36.52 (2027)
- SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 7.07 (2025)
- Gender income gap 65.97 (2026)
- SDG indicator 1.3.1: Proportion of population covered by social 72.5 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions in Pacific Islands?
- Sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions in Pacific Islands was 41.33 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions recorded in Pacific Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 41.33 in 2025.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions recorded in Pacific Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5 in 2000.
- How does Pacific Islands rank for sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions?
- Pacific Islands ranks 12th out of 87 groups with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions rising or falling in Pacific Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific Islands 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.