SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in senior and middle in Egypt
Egypt: SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in senior and middle was 22.31 in 2024. ▲ Rising
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in senior and middle in Egypt, 2009–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 22.31 for sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in senior and middle in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 213.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in senior and middle in Egypt peaked at 22.31 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.37, in 2017.
Egypt ranks 89th of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in senior and middle in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 14 | — |
| 2010 | 13.88 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 13.51 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 9.73 | -28.0% |
| 2013 | 7.12 | -26.8% |
| 2015 | 6.42 | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 7.11 | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 6.37 | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 7.35 | +15.5% |
| 2019 | 7.09 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 20.71 | +192.0% |
| 2021 | 20.47 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 22.16 | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 21.14 | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 22.31 | +5.6% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 22.31 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.28, 96% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 22.31 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 21.84, 1.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in senior and middle in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +192.0% | 7.09 | 20.71 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.73 | 6.37 | 13.88 | 9 |
| 2020s | 21.36 | 20.47 | 22.31 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More gender data for Egypt
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 36,649 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6533 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 90,490 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 90,490 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in senior and middle in Egypt?
- Sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in senior and middle in Egypt was 22.31 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in senior and middle recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 22.31 in 2024.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in senior and middle recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.37 in 2017.
- How does Egypt rank for sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in senior and middle?
- Egypt ranks 89th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in senior and middle rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 213.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in senior and middle management 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 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). There is another series referring to total management (category 1 of ISCO-08 or 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.