Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%) in Philippines
Philippines: Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%) was 43.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Female share of employment in senior and middle management in Philippines, 2007–2024
Source: Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 43.5% for female share of employment in senior and middle management in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of employment in senior and middle management in Philippines peaked at 43.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 2017.
That places Philippines 19th out of 102 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%) in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 38.8% | — |
| 2008 | 41.7% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 42.8% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 42.2% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 41.2% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 42.2% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 41.8% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 42.7% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | -44.2% |
| 2017 | 23.2% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 25.5% | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 29.3% | +14.9% |
| 2020 | 35.4% | +20.9% |
| 2021 | 38.0% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 41.3% | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 43.2% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 43.5% | +0.7% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 43.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.6%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 43.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 36.4%, 1.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%) in Philippines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -44.2% | 42.7% | 23.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.1% | 38.8% | 42.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 35.5% | 23.2% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.3% | 35.4% | 43.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 16 United States 44.1% compare
- 17 Latvia 44.0% compare
- 18 El Salvador 43.8% compare
- 20 Seychelles 43.5% compare
- 21 Grenada 43.3% compare
- 22 Mongolia 43.0% compare
More work & labour data for Philippines
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6532 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5998 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7053 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7536 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 93,465 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 57,828 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 57,691 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 56,530 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 114,222 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of employment in senior and middle management in Philippines?
- Female share of employment in senior and middle management in Philippines was 43.5% in 2024, according to Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest female share of employment in senior and middle management recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 43.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest female share of employment in senior and middle management recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 2017.
- How does Philippines rank for female share of employment in senior and middle management?
- Philippines ranks 19th out of 102 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female share of employment in senior and middle management rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The female share of employment in senior and middle management conveys the number of women in management as a percentage of employment in management. Employment in management is defined based on the International Standard Classification of Occupations. This series refers to senior and middle management only, thus excluding junior management (category 1 in both ISCO-08 and ISCO-88 minus category 14 in ISCO-08 and minus category 13 in ISCO-88).