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Gender inequality index — Central Asia

Gender inequality index in Central Asia in 2023 — 0.261 index. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 30.2%.

2023 0.261 index +0.2% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 0.374 index2000
Period minimum 0.254 index2020

Trend over time

2000–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Central Asia, 2000–20230.250.30.350.42000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 0.374 index2001: 0.36 index2002: 0.349 index2003: 0.342 index2004: 0.296 index2005: 0.327 index2006: 0.321 index2007: 0.275 index2008: 0.278 index2009: 0.285 index2010: 0.292 index2011: 0.293 index2012: 0.286 index2013: 0.282 index2014: 0.278 index2015: 0.277 index2016: 0.266 index2017: 0.256 index2018: 0.26 index2019: 0.26 index2020: 0.254 index2021: 0.265 index2022: 0.26 index2023: 0.261 index
Change over the period: −0.113 (−30.19%) Average annual rate: -1.55 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Central Asia 0.261 index
World 0.455 index
Gender inequality index — Central Asia, by year Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.261 +0.001 +0.2%
2022 0.26 −0.004 −1.61%
2021 0.265 +0.011 +4.32%
2020 0.254 −0.006 −2.26%
2019 0.26 −0.001 −0.32%
2018 0.26 +0.004 +1.59%
2017 0.256 −0.01 −3.8%
2016 0.266 −0.011 −3.96%
2015 0.277 −0.001 −0.33%
2014 0.278 −0.003 −1.13%
2013 0.282 −0.005 −1.68%
2012 0.286 −0.007 −2.23%
2011 0.293 +0.001 +0.44%
2010 0.292 +0.006 +2.15%
2009 0.285 +0.007 +2.52%
2008 0.278 +0.003 +1.13%
2007 0.275 −0.046 −14.35%
2006 0.321 −0.006 −1.73%
2005 0.327 +0.031 +10.54%
2004 0.296 −0.046 −13.36%
2003 0.342 −0.007 −2.11%
2002 0.349 −0.011 −3.03%
2001 0.36 −0.014 −3.72%
2000 0.374 — —

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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