Gender Inequality Index in Egypt
Egypt: Gender Inequality Index was 0.398 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Egypt, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.398 for gender inequality index in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Egypt peaked at 0.671 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.395, in 2021.
That places Egypt 70th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Gender Inequality Index in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.652 | — |
| 1991 | 0.657 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.65 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.647 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.641 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.638 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.671 | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.653 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.633 | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.631 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.622 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.61 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.615 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.586 | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.571 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.572 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.573 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.561 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.562 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.553 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.552 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.545 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.566 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.558 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.548 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.542 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.412 | -24.0% |
| 2017 | 0.405 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.416 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.424 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.405 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.395 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.399 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.398 | -0.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.398 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.492, 81% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.398 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.379, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6473 | 0.631 | 0.671 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5825 | 0.553 | 0.622 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4968 | 0.405 | 0.566 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3992 | 0.395 | 0.405 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More poverty & inequality data for Egypt
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.75 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 7,402 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 4.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 8.0% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.103 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index in Egypt?
- Gender inequality index in Egypt was 0.398 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender inequality index recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.671 in 1996.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.395 in 2021.
- How does Egypt rank for gender inequality index?
- Egypt ranks 70th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender Inequality Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This index captures gender-based disadvantage in reproductive health, empowerment and the labor market; ranges from 0 (full equality) to 1 (maximum inequality), representing the share of potential human development lost because of gender gaps.