Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in was 28.56 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
28.56 %
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
106th
of 174 countries
All-time high
28.56 %
in 2023
All-time low
14.25 %
in 2005
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in Ethiopia, 2000–2023

01020302000201120232000: 18 %2001: 17.5 %2002: 16.6 %2003: 15.7 %2004: 15.1 %2005: 14.2 %2006: 14.4 %2007: 14.8 %2008: 15.1 %2009: 15.5 %2010: 16.1 %2011: 16.6 %2012: 17.3 %2013: 18.1 %2014: 19.6 %2015: 21.1 %2016: 22.5 %2017: 24.2 %2018: 25.9 %2019: 27.8 %2020: 27.7 %2021: 27.9 %2022: 28.1 %2023: 28.6 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 28.56 % for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 57.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Ethiopia peaked at 28.56 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.25 %, in 2005.

That places Ethiopia 106th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture in Ethiopia, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 18.02 %
2001 17.5 % -2.9%
2002 16.55 % -5.4%
2003 15.65 % -5.4%
2004 15.05 % -3.8%
2005 14.25 % -5.3%
2006 14.38 % +0.9%
2007 14.78 % +2.8%
2008 15.13 % +2.4%
2009 15.54 % +2.7%
2010 16.14 % +3.9%
2011 16.61 % +2.9%
2012 17.32 % +4.3%
2013 18.13 % +4.7%
2014 19.55 % +7.8%
2015 21.14 % +8.1%
2016 22.48 % +6.3%
2017 24.18 % +7.6%
2018 25.86 % +6.9%
2019 27.8 % +7.5%
2020 27.72 % -0.3%
2021 27.95 % +0.8%
2022 28.11 % +0.6%
2023 28.56 % +1.6%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

  • Ethiopia's 28.56 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.76 %, 16.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Ethiopia's 28.56 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.72 %, 4.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.68 % 14.25 % 18.02 % 10
2010s 20.92 % 16.14 % 27.8 % 10
2020s 28.09 % 27.72 % 28.56 % 4

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 103 Nigeria 31.76 % compare
  2. 104 Eswatini 31.27 % compare
  3. 105 New Zealand 29.91 % compare
  4. 107 North Macedonia 26.94 % compare
  5. 108 Japan 26.81 % compare
  6. 109 Indonesia 26.27 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Ethiopia?
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Ethiopia was 28.56 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 28.56 % in 2023.
What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 14.25 % in 2005.
How does Ethiopia rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in?
Ethiopia ranks 106th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
224 places, 5,306 data points, 2000–2023
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.