SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income
Southern Asia: Upper-middle income: SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions was 18.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions in Southern Asia: Upper-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 Southern Asia: Upper-middle income is 18.2, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income peaked at 19.05 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13.23, in 2000.
Southern Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 77th of 87 groups on this measure, 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 Southern Asia: Upper-middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.23 | — |
| 2001 | 13.76 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 14.27 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 15.19 | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 16.12 | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 16.74 | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 16.33 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 15.23 | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 13.41 | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 14.49 | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 14.77 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 14.19 | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 17.17 | +21.0% |
| 2013 | 15.33 | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 18.27 | +19.2% |
| 2015 | 16.61 | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 17.42 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 18.66 | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 19.05 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 17.61 | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 16.73 | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 17.55 | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 17.2 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 17.82 | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 18.14 | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 18.2 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.88 | 13.23 | 16.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.91 | 14.19 | 19.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.61 | 16.73 | 18.2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia: Upper-middle income
- 74 Canada 35.59 compare
- 75 South Africa 35.53 compare
- 76 Nicaragua 35.21 compare
- 77 Azerbaijan 34.54 compare
- 78 Norway 34.34 compare
- 79 Mauritius 34.31 compare
- 80 Netherlands Antilles 34.23 compare
More gender data for Southern Asia: Upper-middle income
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 18,496 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.73 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 77,530 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 77,530 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2030)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 59.52 (2027)
- SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 0.774 (2025)
- Gender income gap 18.16 (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income?
- Sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income was 18.2 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions recorded in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 19.05 in 2018.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions recorded in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.23 in 2000.
- How does Southern Asia: Upper-middle income rank for sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions?
- Southern Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 77th out of 87 groups with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions rising or falling in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia: Upper-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.