Some key gender equality indicators by case study country (OECD, 2014; UNDP, 2016; WEF, 2017; World Bank, 2016)
| Index | Source | Year | Ghana | Kenya | Tanzania | Uganda | Total ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level of discrimination against women | OECD (2014) | 2014 | High | Medium | High | Medium | |
| GDI category | UNDP (2016) | 2016 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 188 |
| Rankings | |||||||
| HDI | UNDP (2016) | 2016 | 139 | 146 | 151 | 163 | 188 |
| GII | UNDP (2016) | 2016 | 131 | 135 | 129 | 121 | 159 |
| GGGI | WEF (2017) | 2017 | 72 | 76 | 68 | 45 | 144 |
| GGGI: economic participation and opportunity | WEF (2017) | 2017 | 18 | 44 | 69 | 59 | 144 |
| GGGI: educational attainment | WEF (2017) | 2017 | 119 | 120 | 125 | 124 | 144 |
| GGGI: political participation | WEF (2017) | 2017 | 112 | 83 | 44 | 30 | 144 |
| Level of discrimination against women | 2014 | High | Medium | High | Medium | ||
| GDI category | 2016 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 188 | |
| Rankings | |||||||
| HDI | 2016 | 139 | 146 | 151 | 163 | 188 | |
| GII | 2016 | 131 | 135 | 129 | 121 | 159 | |
| GGGI | 2017 | 72 | 76 | 68 | 45 | 144 | |
| GGGI: economic participation and opportunity | 2017 | 18 | 44 | 69 | 59 | 144 | |
| GGGI: educational attainment | 2017 | 119 | 120 | 125 | 124 | 144 | |
| GGGI: political participation | 2017 | 112 | 83 | 44 | 30 | 144 | |
| Key indicators by country | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | Kenya | Tanzania | Uganda | |||||
| F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | |
| Demographics | ||||||||
| Population, total (millions) | 27·4 | 46 | 53·5 | 39 | ||||
| Rural population: % | 44 | 74·4 | 68·4 | 83·9 | ||||
| Proportion of population: % | 51 | 49 | 51 | 49 | 51·3 | 48·7 | 51 | 49 |
| Education | ||||||||
| Expected years of schooling | 11·1 | 11·7 | 10·8 | 11·4 | 8·3 | 9·3 | 9·9 | 10·1 |
| Mean years of schooling | 5·8 | 7·9 | 5·7 | 7 | 5·4 | 6·2 | 4·5 | 6·8 |
| Population with at least some secondary education (percentage age 25 and older) | 51·8 | 68·5 | 27·8 | 34·1 | 10·1 | 15·3 | 25·9 | 32·1 |
| Population with no schooling (percentage age 25 and older) | 43·0 | 26·6 | 24·9 | 27·0 | 32·3 | 18·6 | 33·7 | 13·3 |
| Economic participation and opportunity | ||||||||
| Labour force participation rate (percentage age 15 and older) | 75·5 | 78·5 | 62·1 | 72·1 | 74 | 83·3 | 82·3 | 87·7 |
| Estimated gross national income per capita (2011 PPP$) | 3·200 | 4·484 | 2·357 | 3·405 | 2·359 | 2·576 | 1·266 | 2·075 |
| Reproductive health | ||||||||
| Mandatory paid maternity leave (days) | 84 | 90 | 84 | 84 | ||||
| Adolescent birth rate (births per 1000 women ages 15–19) | 66·8 | 90·9 | 118·6 | 111·9 | ||||
| Maternal mortality ratio (deaths/100 000 live births) | 319 | 510 | 398 | 343 | ||||
| Gender-based violence | ||||||||
| Violence against women ever experienced by intimate partner: % | 22·9 | 41·2 | 43·6 | 50·5 | ||||
| Violence against women ever experienced by non-intimate partner: % | 4·2 | 3·5 | 2·9 | 3·7 | ||||
| Political participation | ||||||||
| Share of seats in parliament (% held by women) | 10·9 | 20·8 | 36 | 35 | ||||
| Ghana | Kenya | Tanzania | Uganda | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | |
| Demographics | ||||||||
| Population, total (millions) | 27·4 | 46 | 53·5 | 39 | ||||
| Rural population: % | 44 | 74·4 | 68·4 | 83·9 | ||||
| Proportion of population: % | 51 | 49 | 51 | 49 | 51·3 | 48·7 | 51 | 49 |
| Education | ||||||||
| Expected years of schooling | 11·1 | 11·7 | 10·8 | 11·4 | 8·3 | 9·3 | 9·9 | 10·1 |
| Mean years of schooling | 5·8 | 7·9 | 5·7 | 7 | 5·4 | 6·2 | 4·5 | 6·8 |
| Population with at least some secondary education (percentage age 25 and older) | 51·8 | 68·5 | 27·8 | 34·1 | 10·1 | 15·3 | 25·9 | 32·1 |
| Population with no schooling (percentage age 25 and older) | 43·0 | 26·6 | 24·9 | 27·0 | 32·3 | 18·6 | 33·7 | 13·3 |
| Economic participation and opportunity | ||||||||
| Labour force participation rate (percentage age 15 and older) | 75·5 | 78·5 | 62·1 | 72·1 | 74 | 83·3 | 82·3 | 87·7 |
| Estimated gross national income per capita (2011 PPP$) | 3·200 | 4·484 | 2·357 | 3·405 | 2·359 | 2·576 | 1·266 | 2·075 |
| Reproductive health | ||||||||
| Mandatory paid maternity leave (days) | 84 | 90 | 84 | 84 | ||||
| Adolescent birth rate (births per 1000 women ages 15–19) | 66·8 | 90·9 | 118·6 | 111·9 | ||||
| Maternal mortality ratio (deaths/100 000 live births) | 319 | 510 | 398 | 343 | ||||
| Gender-based violence | ||||||||
| Violence against women ever experienced by intimate partner: % | 22·9 | 41·2 | 43·6 | 50·5 | ||||
| Violence against women ever experienced by non-intimate partner: % | 4·2 | 3·5 | 2·9 | 3·7 | ||||
| Political participation | ||||||||
| Share of seats in parliament (% held by women) | 10·9 | 20·8 | 36 | 35 | ||||
F, Female; GDI, gender development index; GGGI, global gender gap index; GII, gender inequality index; HDI, human development index; M, Male; PPP$, purchasing power parity in US$
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