Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Total employment in Ghana
Ghana: Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Total employment was 21.3 % in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Total employment in Ghana, 2000–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total employment in Ghana stood at 21.3 %. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 60.3% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total employment in Ghana peaked at 21.3 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.82 %, in 2000.
That places Ghana 5th out of 68 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Total employment in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.82 % | — |
| 2006 | 18.8 % | +46.6% |
| 2013 | 18.75 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 13.29 % | -29.1% |
| 2017 | 21.3 % | +60.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 21.3 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.2 %, 1.4× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 21.3 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.81 %, 2.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.81 % | 12.82 % | 18.8 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.78 % | 13.29 % | 21.3 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 2 Egypt 27.94 % compare
- 2 United Republic of Tanzania 8.33 % compare
- 3 Pakistan 25.06 % compare
- 3 Viet Nam 7.13 % compare
- 4 Bhutan 22.71 %
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 6.09 % compare
- 5 Türkiye -1.54 % compare
- 6 Angola 19.56 % compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) -8.53 % compare
- 7 Honduras 19.31 % compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) -10.34 % compare
- 8 Zimbabwe 15.35 % compare
More economy & growth data for Ghana
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.15 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 38.84 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.11 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.91 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 8.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 54.42 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 23.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total employment in Ghana?
- Gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total employment in Ghana was 21.3 % in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total employment recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total employment recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.82 % in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total employment?
- Ghana ranks 5th out of 68 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total employment rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Total employment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.