Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in was -6.8 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
-6.8 %
Change on year
up 2.9%
Rank
15th
of 19 groups
All-time high
-4.96 %
in 2009
All-time low
-7.72 %
in 2005
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Middle Africa, 2000–2023

-8-7-6-52000201120232000: -5.2 %2001: -5.2 %2002: -5.6 %2003: -5.8 %2004: -5.9 %2005: -7.7 %2006: -5.8 %2007: -5.5 %2008: -5 %2009: -5 %2010: -5.1 %2011: -5.2 %2012: -5.5 %2013: -6.3 %2014: -6.8 %2015: -6.7 %2016: -6.6 %2017: -6.8 %2018: -6.6 %2019: -6.6 %2020: -6.5 %2021: -6.6 %2022: -7 %2023: -6.8 %

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

Analysis

In 2023, gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Middle Africa stood at -6.8 %.

That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Middle Africa peaked at -4.96 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, -7.72 %, in 2005.

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

Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Middle Africa, year by year

Annual values for Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems in Middle Africa, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 -5.2 %
2001 -5.24 % +0.8%
2002 -5.6 % +6.9%
2003 -5.76 % +2.9%
2004 -5.94 % +3.1%
2005 -7.72 % +30.0%
2006 -5.84 % -24.4%
2007 -5.52 % -5.5%
2008 -5.02 % -9.1%
2009 -4.96 % -1.2%
2010 -5.14 % +3.6%
2011 -5.16 % +0.4%
2012 -5.54 % +7.4%
2013 -6.26 % +13.0%
2014 -6.8 % +8.6%
2015 -6.74 % -0.9%
2016 -6.58 % -2.4%
2017 -6.78 % +3.0%
2018 -6.64 % -2.1%
2019 -6.6 % -0.6%
2020 -6.48 % -1.8%
2021 -6.56 % +1.2%
2022 -7 % +6.7%
2023 -6.8 % -2.9%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Middle Africa 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.

YearChange FromTo
2005 -30.0% -5.94 % -7.72 %

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -5.68 % -7.72 % -4.96 % 10
2010s -6.22 % -6.8 % -5.14 % 10
2020s -6.71 % -7 % -6.48 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Middle Africa?
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Middle Africa was -6.8 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in recorded in Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was -4.96 % in 2009.
What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was -7.72 % in 2005.
How does Middle Africa rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in?
Middle Africa ranks 15th out of 19 groups with data for 2023.
Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Middle 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: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
224 places, 5,335 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.