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Headline data

Proportion of women in managerial positions
Year Value Series
2019 31.37 Proportion of women in managerial positions
2022 57.22 Proportion of women in managerial positions

Source: International Labour Organisation (ILO)

Geographical Area:

Unit of Measurement: Percentage (%)

Footnote:

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Nigeria statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Nigerian statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Nigerian-specific metadata information.

Indicator information

Proxy: Number of occupants of political positions at Local Government Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions (%)
Definition and concepts

“The indicator proposed measure the proportion of women in leadership positions across a number of areas, including:
• in the executive branch of government:
o Number of women Heads of State and Governments as a percentage of total (Tier 1) o Number of ministerial positions that are held by women as a percentage of total (Tier 1 – part of Minimum set of gender indicators) o Number of leadership positions held by women in local governments as a percentage of total (Tier 3) • in the legislative branch of government: o Number of seats in national parliaments held by women as a percentage of total (Tier 1 – part of Minimum set of gender indicators) • in the judiciary branch of government and law enforcement: o Number of women judges as a percentage of total (Tier 2 - – part of Minimum set of gender indicators) o Number of women police officers as a percentage of total (Tier 2 – part of Minimum set of gender indicators) ; and o the share of managers in public and private sector enterprises that are women (Tier 1 – part of Minimum set of gender indicators).”
Data sources

2022 Statistical report on Women and Men in Nigeria
Data providers

National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)
Data last updated Mar 13, 2025
Metadata last updated Apr 22, 2025

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator

Indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions
Target

Target 5.5: Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life
Metadata update

2025-03-28
International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

International Labour Organization (ILO)
Related indicators

8.5.1

Source 1

Organisation

International Labour Organisation (ILO)
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