Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in was 35.9 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in Southern Africa, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 35.9 % for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Southern Africa peaked at 40.77 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 32.38 %, in 2018.
That places Southern Africa 14th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.02 % | — |
| 2001 | 40.77 % | +16.4% |
| 2002 | 38.02 % | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 40.67 % | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 37.08 % | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 37.16 % | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 34.33 % | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 35.53 % | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 35.26 % | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 35.36 % | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 34.46 % | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 33.13 % | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 33.36 % | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 33.5 % | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 33.6 % | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 32.55 % | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 37.35 % | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 35.16 % | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 32.38 % | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 34.38 % | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 33.41 % | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 38.12 % | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 35.21 % | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 35.9 % | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.92 % | 34.33 % | 40.77 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.99 % | 32.38 % | 37.35 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.66 % | 33.41 % | 38.12 % | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Southern Africa?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Southern Africa was 35.9 % 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 40.77 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.38 % in 2018.
- How does Southern Africa rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in?
- Southern Africa ranks 14th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Africa 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.