SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income
Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income: SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions was 38.56 in 2025. ▲ Rising
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income stood at 38.56. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income peaked at 38.56 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 24.82, in 2000.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income 25th out of 87 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.82 | — |
| 2001 | 25.14 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 25.72 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 26.2 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 26.61 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 27.01 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 27.25 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 27.49 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 27.73 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 28.06 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 28.56 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 28.95 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 29.36 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 29.96 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 30.75 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 31.47 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 32.17 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 33.04 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 33.39 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 33.78 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 37.29 | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 37.1 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 37.15 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 37.93 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 38.22 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 38.56 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.6 | 24.82 | 28.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.14 | 28.56 | 33.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.71 | 37.1 | 38.56 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income
- 22 Saint Lucia 44.53 compare
- 23 Sweden 44.46 compare
- 24 Colombia 44.13 compare
- 25 Seychelles 44.01 compare
- 26 Trinidad and Tobago 43.93 compare
- 27 Republic of Moldova 43.8 compare
- 28 Latvia 43.72 compare
More gender data for Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 273,136 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.78 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 396,387 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 396,387 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2030)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 30.99 (2027)
- SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 52.86 (2025)
- Gender income gap 44.44 (2026)
- SDG indicator 1.3.1: Proportion of population covered by social 10.5 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income?
- Sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income was 38.56 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 38.56 in 2025.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.82 in 2000.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income rank for sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions?
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income ranks 25th out of 87 groups with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa: Low 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.