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Gender inequality index — Ethiopia

Gender inequality index in Ethiopia in 2023 — 0.497 index. Ranked 131 in the world out of 172. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 29.4%.

2023 0.497 index −0.2% vs 2022
World rank 131of 172
Period maximum 0.704 index2001
Period minimum 0.497 index2021

Trend over time

2001–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Ethiopia, 2001–20230.40.50.60.70.8200120042007201020132016201920222001: 0.704 index2002: 0.7 index2003: 0.692 index2004: 0.689 index2005: 0.642 index2006: 0.634 index2007: 0.629 index2008: 0.623 index2009: 0.615 index2010: 0.601 index2011: 0.598 index2012: 0.585 index2013: 0.572 index2014: 0.565 index2015: 0.533 index2016: 0.524 index2017: 0.52 index2018: 0.513 index2019: 0.509 index2020: 0.502 index2021: 0.497 index2022: 0.498 index2023: 0.497 index
Change over the period: −0.207 (−29.4%) Average annual rate: -1.57 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Ethiopia 0.497 index
World 0.455 index
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.563 index
Eastern Africa computed 0.518 index
Low-income countries computed 0.578 index
Gender inequality index — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.497 −0.001 −0.2%
2022 0.498 +0.001 +0.2%
2021 0.497 −0.005 −1%
2020 0.502 −0.007 −1.38%
2019 0.509 −0.004 −0.78%
2018 0.513 −0.007 −1.35%
2017 0.52 −0.004 −0.76%
2016 0.524 −0.009 −1.69%
2015 0.533 −0.032 −5.66%
2014 0.565 −0.007 −1.22%
2013 0.572 −0.013 −2.22%
2012 0.585 −0.013 −2.17%
2011 0.598 −0.003 −0.5%
2010 0.601 −0.014 −2.28%
2009 0.615 −0.008 −1.28%
2008 0.623 −0.006 −0.95%
2007 0.629 −0.005 −0.79%
2006 0.634 −0.008 −1.25%
2005 0.642 −0.047 −6.82%
2004 0.689 −0.003 −0.43%
2003 0.692 −0.008 −1.14%
2002 0.7 −0.004 −0.57%
2001 0.704 — —

Eastern Africa, 2023

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

MU Mauritius 0.352 RW Rwanda 0.394 MZ Mozambique 0.479 DJ Djibouti 0.481 ET Ethiopia 0.497 BI Burundi 0.501 KM Comoros 0.501 TZ Tanzania 0.504 ZW Zimbabwe 0.519 UG Uganda 0.524 ZM Zambia 0.524 KE Kenya 0.526 MW Malawi 0.581 MG Madagascar 0.584 SO Somalia 0.675
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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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