Gender Equity
SDG 5 Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Ending all discrimination against women and girls is not only a basic human right, it’s crucial for sustainable future; it’s proven that empowering women and girls helps economic growth and development.
Gender equality in employment & economic benefits
Target
5.1 End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere
5.1.1 Whether or not legal frameworks are in place to promote, enforce and monitor equality and non-discrimination on the basis of sex
Arab Region
2024
50
٪ achievement to promote gender equality in employment & economic benefits area
N/A
Latin America & Caribbean
2024
74.1
٪ achievement to promote gender equality in employment & economic benefits area
-1 % since 2020
World
2024
77.0
٪ achievement to promote gender equality in employment & economic benefits area
-0.39 % since 2020
Gender equality in legal frameworks and public life
Target
5.1 End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere
5.1.1 Whether or not legal frameworks are in place to promote, enforce and monitor equality and non-discrimination on the basis of sex
Arab Region
2024
51.5
٪ achievement to promote gender equality in legal frameworks and public life area
N/A
Latin America & Caribbean
2024
65.6
٪ achievement to promote gender equality in legal frameworks and public life area
-2 % since 2020
World
2024
71.6
٪ achievement to promote gender equality in legal frameworks and public life area
-0.33 % since 2020
Gender equality in marriage and family
Target
5.1 End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere
5.1.1 Whether or not legal frameworks are in place to promote, enforce and monitor equality and non-discrimination on the basis of sex
Arab Region
2024
50.8
٪ achievement to promote gender equality in marriage and family area
N/A
Latin America & Caribbean
2024
86.2
٪ achievement to promote gender equality in marriage and family area
-0.14 % since 2020
World
2024
80.4
٪ achievement to promote gender equality in marriage and family area
-0.03 % since 2020
Gender equality in violence against women
Target
5.1 End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere
5.1.1 Whether or not legal frameworks are in place to promote, enforce and monitor equality and non-discrimination on the basis of sex
Arab Region
2024
63.9
٪ achievement to promote gender equality in violence against women area
N/A
Latin America & Caribbean
2024
78.6
٪ achievement to promote gender equality in violence against women area
-1 % since 2020
World
2024
79.9
٪ achievement to promote gender equality in violence against women area
-0.08 % since 2020
Married Women Before 15
Target
5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation
5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15
Arab Region
2024
2.9
٪ of women were married before age of 15
-2 % since 2004
Latin America & Caribbean
2024
4.1
٪ of women were married before age of 15
-0.71 % since 2004
World
2024
4.3
٪ of women were married before age of 15
-3 % since 2004
Married Women Before 18
Target
5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation
5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18
Arab Region
2024
16.4
٪ of women were married before age of 18
-0.48 % since 2004
Latin America & Caribbean
2024
20.8
٪ of women were married before age of 18
-0.53 % since 2004
World
2024
18.6
٪ of women were married before age of 18
-1 % since 2004
Female Genital Mutilation
Target
5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation
5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-19 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting
Arab Region
2023
54.8
٪ of women had undergone female genital mutilation/cutting
-1 % since 2003
Sub-Saharan Africa
2023
21.6
٪ of women had undergone female genital mutilation/cutting
-2 % since 2003
Women in Local Governments
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
5.5.1 Proportion of seats held by women in deliberative bodies of local government
Arab Region
2024
19.6
٪ of seats were held by women in local government
2 % since 2020
Latin America & Caribbean
2024
29.0
٪ of seats were held by women in local government
2 % since 2020
World
2024
35.5
٪ of seats were held by women in local government
0.93 % since 2020
Women in National Parliaments
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
5.5.1 Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Arab Region
2025
18.1
٪ of seats were held by women
6 % since 2000
Europe
2025
32.9
٪ of seats were held by women
3 % since 2000
World
2025
27.2
٪ of seats were held by women
3 % since 2000
Women in Managerial Positions
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
5.5.2 Proportion of women in managerial positions
Arab Region
2023
16.9
٪ of women were represented in managerial positions
2 % since 2000
Europe
2023
37.8
٪ of women were represented in managerial positions
0.71 % since 2000
World
2023
30.0
٪ of women were represented in managerial positions
0.68 % since 2000
Laws and Regulations of Equal Access
Target
5.6 Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences
5.6.2 Number of countries with laws and regulations that guarantee full and equal access to women and men aged 15 years and older to sexual and reproductive health care, information and education
Arab Region
2022
67
٪ of laws and regulations that ensure equal access to sexual and reproductive health
N/A
Europe
2022
87
٪ of laws and regulations that ensure equal access to sexual and reproductive health
N/A
World
2022
76
٪ of laws and regulations that ensure equal access to sexual and reproductive health
N/A
Mobile Phone Ownership
Target
5.b Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology, to promote the empowerment of women
5.b.1 Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex
Arab Region
2024
83.1
٪ of individuals with mobile phone ownership
0.56 % since 2020
Europe & North America
2024
95.9
٪ of individuals with mobile phone ownership
0.39 % since 2019
World
2024
79.7
٪ of individuals with mobile phone ownership
2 % since 2019