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Gender inequality index — Egypt

Gender inequality index in Egypt in 2023 — 0.398 index. Ranked 101 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 39%.

2023 0.398 index −0.25% vs 2022
World rank 101of 172
Period maximum 0.671 index1996
Period minimum 0.395 index2021

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Egypt, 1990–20230.30.40.50.60.71990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.652 index1991: 0.657 index1992: 0.65 index1993: 0.647 index1994: 0.641 index1995: 0.638 index1996: 0.671 index1997: 0.653 index1998: 0.633 index1999: 0.631 index2000: 0.622 index2001: 0.61 index2002: 0.615 index2003: 0.586 index2004: 0.571 index2005: 0.572 index2006: 0.573 index2007: 0.561 index2008: 0.562 index2009: 0.553 index2010: 0.552 index2011: 0.545 index2012: 0.566 index2013: 0.558 index2014: 0.548 index2015: 0.542 index2016: 0.412 index2017: 0.405 index2018: 0.416 index2019: 0.424 index2020: 0.405 index2021: 0.395 index2022: 0.399 index2023: 0.398 index
Change over the period: −0.254 (−38.96%) Average annual rate: -1.48 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Egypt

Egypt 0.398 index
World 0.455 index
Middle East & North Africa computed 0.437 index
Northern Africa computed 0.436 index
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.45 index
Gender inequality index — Egypt, by year Egypt All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.398 −0.001 −0.25%
2022 0.399 +0.004 +1.01%
2021 0.395 −0.01 −2.47%
2020 0.405 −0.019 −4.48%
2019 0.424 +0.008 +1.92%
2018 0.416 +0.011 +2.72%
2017 0.405 −0.007 −1.7%
2016 0.412 −0.13 −23.99%
2015 0.542 −0.006 −1.09%
2014 0.548 −0.01 −1.79%
2013 0.558 −0.008 −1.41%
2012 0.566 +0.021 +3.85%
2011 0.545 −0.007 −1.27%
2010 0.552 −0.001 −0.18%
2009 0.553 −0.009 −1.6%
2008 0.562 +0.001 +0.18%
2007 0.561 −0.012 −2.09%
2006 0.573 +0.001 +0.17%
2005 0.572 +0.001 +0.18%
2004 0.571 −0.015 −2.56%
2003 0.586 −0.029 −4.72%
2002 0.615 +0.005 +0.82%
2001 0.61 −0.012 −1.93%
2000 0.622 −0.009 −1.43%
1999 0.631 −0.002 −0.32%
1998 0.633 −0.02 −3.06%
1997 0.653 −0.018 −2.68%
1996 0.671 +0.033 +5.17%
1995 0.638 −0.003 −0.47%
1994 0.641 −0.006 −0.93%
1993 0.647 −0.003 −0.46%
1992 0.65 −0.007 −1.07%
1991 0.657 +0.005 +0.77%
1990 0.652 — —

Northern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

TN Tunisia 0.238 LY Libya 0.253 EG Egypt 0.398 MA Morocco 0.438 DZ Algeria 0.443 SD Sudan 0.588
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About the indicator

The UNDP Gender Inequality Index, built on three dimensions: reproductive health (maternal mortality and adolescent birth rates), empowerment (the share of women in parliament and the level of education) and participation in the labor market. Unlike the Gender Development Index, here zero means full equality and one means extreme inequality: the scale is inverted. Of the three dimensions it is reproductive health that separates countries the most.

Important: The scale is the reverse of the Gender Development Index: here the lower the better. The two are not to be confused — these are different indexes with different components.

Source: Human Development Report (UNDP), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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