Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in Ghana
Ghana: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in was 21.28 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in Ghana, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Ghana is 21.28 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 78.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Ghana peaked at 21.28 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.92 %, in 2000.
That places Ghana 122nd 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.92 % | — |
| 2001 | 8.17 % | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 8.44 % | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 8.74 % | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 9.04 % | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 9.38 % | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 9.65 % | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 9.94 % | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 10.38 % | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 10.77 % | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 11.19 % | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 11.43 % | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 11.64 % | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 11.92 % | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 11.59 % | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 11.26 % | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 11.56 % | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 11.74 % | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 12.55 % | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 13.89 % | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 14.57 % | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 14.76 % | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 21.21 % | +43.7% |
| 2023 | 21.28 % | +0.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 21.28 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.41 %, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 21.28 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.72 %, 3.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in Ghana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +43.7% | 14.76 % | 21.21 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.24 % | 7.92 % | 10.77 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.88 % | 11.19 % | 13.89 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.96 % | 14.57 % | 21.28 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 119 India 22.03 % compare
- 120 Austria 22 % compare
- 121 Republic of Korea 21.9 % compare
- 123 China, mainland 21.16 % compare
- 124 Equatorial Guinea 19.49 % compare
- 125 Mongolia 18.67 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ghana
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 41.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2128 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 692.99 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4821 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4108 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Ghana?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Ghana was 21.28 % 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 21.28 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.92 % in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in?
- Ghana ranks 122nd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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About this data
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.