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Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%) — series 2

Name: Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%) — series 2
Creator: World Bank World Development Indicators
Keywords: economic, % of total employment in senior and middle management, female, share, employment, senior, and, middle, management, series

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•152 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

33.0% of total employment in senior and middle management

Median: 33.2% of total employment in senior and middle management

Countries Covered

152

with available data

Highest

Sao Tome and Principe

71.0% of total employment in senior and middle management

Lowest

Yemen

4.5% of total employment in senior and middle management

Top 5 Countries

1Sao Tome and Principe71.0% of total employment in senior and middle management

2Jamaica63.9% of total employment in senior and middle management

3Bahamas59.8% of total employment in senior and middle management

4Nauru56.7% of total employment in senior and middle management

5Nicaragua53.7% of total employment in senior and middle management

By Region

North America41.1% of total employment in senior and middle management(3 countries)

Oceania39.4% of total employment in senior and middle management(1 countries)

South America36.9% of total employment in senior and middle management(7 countries)

Europe34.9% of total employment in senior and middle management(32 countries)

Other33.9% of total employment in senior and middle management(83 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (4.5% of total employment in senior and middle management)High (71.0% of total employment in senior and middle management)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 33.0% of total employment in senior and middle management)

North America (3)

Oceania (1)

South America (7)

Europe (32)

Other (83)

Africa (7)

Asia (19)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Sao Tome and Principe	71.0% of total employment in senior and middle management
2	Jamaica	63.9% of total employment in senior and middle management
3	Bahamas	59.8% of total employment in senior and middle management
4	Nauru	56.7% of total employment in senior and middle management
5	Nicaragua	53.7% of total employment in senior and middle management
6	Trinidad and Tobago	52.7% of total employment in senior and middle management
7	Jordan	52.3% of total employment in senior and middle management
8	Barbados	50.4% of total employment in senior and middle management
9	Seychelles	50.2% of total employment in senior and middle management
10	Panama	50.0% of total employment in senior and middle management
11	Namibia	48.2% of total employment in senior and middle management
12	Botswana	48.2% of total employment in senior and middle management
13	Montenegro	48.1% of total employment in senior and middle management
14	Dominican Republic	47.8% of total employment in senior and middle management
15	Malawi	47.7% of total employment in senior and middle management
16	Costa Rica	46.2% of total employment in senior and middle management
17	Honduras	46.0% of total employment in senior and middle management
18	Palau	45.5% of total employment in senior and middle management
19	Ecuador	45.3% of total employment in senior and middle management
20	Sweden	44.7% of total employment in senior and middle management
21	Ukraine	44.1% of total employment in senior and middle management
22	United States of America	44.1% of total employment in senior and middle management
23	Latvia	44.0% of total employment in senior and middle management
24	Kenya	43.6% of total employment in senior and middle management
25	Grenada	43.3% of total employment in senior and middle management
26	Philippines	43.2% of total employment in senior and middle management
27	Suriname	42.2% of total employment in senior and middle management
28	Hungary	42.2% of total employment in senior and middle management
29	Guyana	42.1% of total employment in senior and middle management
30	Belarus	42.0% of total employment in senior and middle management
31	Colombia	41.9% of total employment in senior and middle management
32	Russian Federation	41.7% of total employment in senior and middle management
33	Belize	41.7% of total employment in senior and middle management
34	Myanmar	41.0% of total employment in senior and middle management
35	Samoa	40.7% of total employment in senior and middle management
36	Poland	40.6% of total employment in senior and middle management
37	United Kingdom	40.5% of total employment in senior and middle management
38	Mongolia	40.5% of total employment in senior and middle management
39	Singapore	39.9% of total employment in senior and middle management
40	Guatemala	39.8% of total employment in senior and middle management
41	Cuba	39.6% of total employment in senior and middle management
42	Portugal	39.4% of total employment in senior and middle management
43	Australia	39.4% of total employment in senior and middle management
44	Mexico	39.3% of total employment in senior and middle management
45	South Africa	39.3% of total employment in senior and middle management
46	Finland	39.2% of total employment in senior and middle management
47	Bulgaria	39.1% of total employment in senior and middle management
48	El Salvador	39.0% of total employment in senior and middle management
49	France	38.7% of total employment in senior and middle management
50	Brazil	38.7% of total employment in senior and middle management
51	Vanuatu	37.9% of total employment in senior and middle management
52	Nigeria	37.9% of total employment in senior and middle management
53	Ireland	37.8% of total employment in senior and middle management
54	Georgia	37.5% of total employment in senior and middle management
55	Lithuania	37.4% of total employment in senior and middle management
56	Kiribati	37.4% of total employment in senior and middle management
57	Iceland	37.3% of total employment in senior and middle management
58	Spain	37.0% of total employment in senior and middle management
59	Tonga	36.9% of total employment in senior and middle management
60	The Republic of North Macedonia	36.4% of total employment in senior and middle management
61	Brunei Darussalam	36.4% of total employment in senior and middle management
62	Austria	36.3% of total employment in senior and middle management
63	Tuvalu	36.1% of total employment in senior and middle management
64	Estonia	36.0% of total employment in senior and middle management
65	Mauritius	35.6% of total employment in senior and middle management
66	Greece	35.0% of total employment in senior and middle management
67	Fiji	34.9% of total employment in senior and middle management
68	Slovenia	34.9% of total employment in senior and middle management
69	Romania	34.7% of total employment in senior and middle management
70	Thailand	34.5% of total employment in senior and middle management
71	Zimbabwe	34.4% of total employment in senior and middle management
72	Slovakia	34.1% of total employment in senior and middle management
73	Argentina	34.1% of total employment in senior and middle management
74	Uruguay	33.8% of total employment in senior and middle management
75	Albania	33.4% of total employment in senior and middle management
76	Switzerland	33.3% of total employment in senior and middle management
77	Belgium	33.1% of total employment in senior and middle management
78	Lesotho	32.9% of total employment in senior and middle management
79	Peru	32.9% of total employment in senior and middle management
80	Kyrgyzstan	32.8% of total employment in senior and middle management
81	Israel	32.8% of total employment in senior and middle management
82	Marshall Islands	32.7% of total employment in senior and middle management
83	Serbia	31.9% of total employment in senior and middle management
84	Armenia	31.9% of total employment in senior and middle management
85	Chile	31.6% of total employment in senior and middle management
86	Rwanda	30.8% of total employment in senior and middle management
87	Norway	30.8% of total employment in senior and middle management
88	Bosnia and Herzegovina	30.2% of total employment in senior and middle management
89	United Republic of Tanzania	29.7% of total employment in senior and middle management
90	Zambia	29.6% of total employment in senior and middle management
91	Democratic Republic of the Congo	29.6% of total employment in senior and middle management
92	Togo	29.5% of total employment in senior and middle management
93	Sri Lanka	29.2% of total employment in senior and middle management
94	Mozambique	29.1% of total employment in senior and middle management
95	Cape Verde	29.0% of total employment in senior and middle management
96	Lebanon	28.9% of total employment in senior and middle management
97	Madagascar	28.6% of total employment in senior and middle management
98	Netherlands	28.5% of total employment in senior and middle management
99	Republic of The Gambia	28.1% of total employment in senior and middle management
100	Germany	27.7% of total employment in senior and middle management
101	Somalia	27.7% of total employment in senior and middle management
102	Cyprus	27.5% of total employment in senior and middle management
103	Ethiopia	27.0% of total employment in senior and middle management
104	Denmark	26.9% of total employment in senior and middle management
105	Luxembourg	26.9% of total employment in senior and middle management
106	Czech Republic	26.9% of total employment in senior and middle management
107	Ghana	26.6% of total employment in senior and middle management
108	Vietnam	26.1% of total employment in senior and middle management
109	Liberia	26.1% of total employment in senior and middle management
110	Burkina Faso	25.9% of total employment in senior and middle management
111	Lao People's Democratic Republic	25.7% of total employment in senior and middle management
112	Burundi	25.7% of total employment in senior and middle management
113	Guinea-Bissau	25.6% of total employment in senior and middle management
114	Uganda	25.6% of total employment in senior and middle management
115	Croatia	25.5% of total employment in senior and middle management
116	Italy	25.3% of total employment in senior and middle management
117	Eswatini	25.2% of total employment in senior and middle management
118	Solomon Islands	25.1% of total employment in senior and middle management
119	Indonesia	24.8% of total employment in senior and middle management
120	Tajikistan	24.5% of total employment in senior and middle management
121	Cambodia	23.6% of total employment in senior and middle management
122	State of Palestine	23.5% of total employment in senior and middle management
123	Benin	23.5% of total employment in senior and middle management
124	United Arab Emirates	23.5% of total employment in senior and middle management
125	Malaysia	23.2% of total employment in senior and middle management
126	Senegal	23.0% of total employment in senior and middle management
127	Malta	22.7% of total employment in senior and middle management
128	Maldives	22.6% of total employment in senior and middle management
129	Sierra Leone	22.6% of total employment in senior and middle management
130	Timor-Leste	22.4% of total employment in senior and middle management
131	Egypt	22.3% of total employment in senior and middle management
132	Bolivia	22.3% of total employment in senior and middle management
133	Cote d'Ivoire	22.2% of total employment in senior and middle management
134	Niger	21.6% of total employment in senior and middle management
135	Türkiye	21.5% of total employment in senior and middle management
136	Islamic Republic of Iran	21.4% of total employment in senior and middle management
137	Tunisia	20.8% of total employment in senior and middle management
138	Gabon	19.2% of total employment in senior and middle management
139	Micronesia, Federated States of	18.2% of total employment in senior and middle management
140	Papua New Guinea	17.7% of total employment in senior and middle management
141	Iraq	17.5% of total employment in senior and middle management
142	Angola	16.2% of total employment in senior and middle management
143	Bhutan	15.5% of total employment in senior and middle management
144	Japan	14.5% of total employment in senior and middle management
145	Nepal	13.9% of total employment in senior and middle management
146	Sudan	13.1% of total employment in senior and middle management
147	India	11.9% of total employment in senior and middle management
148	Pakistan	9.6% of total employment in senior and middle management
149	Mali	9.0% of total employment in senior and middle management
150	Bangladesh	7.2% of total employment in senior and middle management
151	Afghanistan	5.9% of total employment in senior and middle management
152	Yemen	4.5% of total employment in senior and middle management

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).

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