Development · Southern Africa

South Africa Gender Inequality Index

0.388as of 2023Modelled-0.8% vs 2022

UNDP index of gender-based disadvantage across reproductive health, empowerment and the labour market on a 0-1 scale (higher is worse). Source: UNDP Human Development Report. Retrieved 26 Jun 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2023 · UNDP

History

most recent 12 periods · UNDP
PeriodGender Inequality Index
20230.388
20220.391
20210.392
20200.391
20190.395
20180.395
20170.406
20160.411
20150.425
20140.429
20130.428
20120.429

Gender Inequality Index across Africa

All 54 countries →
CountryGender Inequality IndexPeriod
Nigeria0.6772023
Kenya0.5262023
Egypt0.3982023
Ghana0.5142023
Ethiopia0.4972023
Tanzania0.5042023

Gender Inequality Index in every African country

49 countries carry a recent gender inequality (GII) figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.

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