SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income
South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income: SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions was 40.22 in 2025. ▼ Falling
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income is 40.22, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income peaked at 47.54 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 38.69, in 2017.
South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income ranks 19th of 87 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.1 | — |
| 2001 | 47.25 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 46.84 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 47.54 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 45.16 | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 44.35 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 43.85 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 43.28 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 42.92 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 43.04 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 43.58 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 42.78 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 39.97 | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 40.29 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 39.55 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 39.92 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 39.89 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 38.69 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 39.47 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 40.14 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 40.2 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 40.91 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 43.09 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 40.02 | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 40.1 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 40.22 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.93 | 42.92 | 47.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.43 | 38.69 | 43.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.76 | 40.02 | 43.09 | 6 |
Countries ranked near South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income
More gender data for South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 74,928 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.34 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 248,999 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 248,999 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2030)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 35.19 (2027)
- SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 4.1 (2025)
- Gender income gap 68.6 (2026)
- SDG indicator 1.3.1: Proportion of population covered by social 29.3 (2023)
All data for South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income →
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income?
- Sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income was 40.22 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions recorded in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 47.54 in 2003.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions recorded in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.69 in 2017.
- How does South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income rank for sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions?
- South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income ranks 19th out of 87 groups with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions rising or falling in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South-Eastern 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.