SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income
Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income: SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions was 36.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle 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: Upper-middle income stood at 36.5. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income peaked at 36.5 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 19.98, in 2001.
Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income ranks 39th of 87 groups on this measure, 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: Upper-middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.33 | — |
| 2001 | 19.98 | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 24.46 | +22.4% |
| 2003 | 24.52 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 24.69 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 27.7 | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 28.39 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 30.27 | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 30.8 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 31.21 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 30.8 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 31.97 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 32.14 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 31.48 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 32.22 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 31.83 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 32.69 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 33.29 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 31.75 | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 31.37 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 32.69 | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 32.8 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 33.92 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 33.91 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 35.68 | +5.2% |
| 2025 | 36.5 | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.33 | 19.98 | 31.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.96 | 30.8 | 33.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.25 | 32.69 | 36.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income
More gender data for Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 21,117 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6636 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 59,488 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 59,488 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2030)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 43.97 (2027)
- SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 13.34 (2025)
- Gender income gap 59.26 (2026)
- SDG indicator 1.3.1: Proportion of population covered by social 59.1 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income?
- Sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income was 36.5 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: Upper-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5 in 2025.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.98 in 2001.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income rank for sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions?
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income ranks 39th 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: Upper-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa: 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.