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GOAL 5: Gender Equality in Pakistan

Pakistan: GOAL 5: Gender Equality was 0.5 5 year moving average in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.5 5 year moving average
Change on year
down 40.0%
World rank
81st
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.833 5 year moving average
in 2022
All-time low
0.25 5 year moving average
in 2013
Years of data
20
2004–2023

GOAL 5: Gender Equality in Pakistan, 2004–2023

0.20.40.60.82004201320232004: 0.5 5 year moving average2005: 0.333 5 year moving average2006: 0.286 5 year moving average2007: 0.429 5 year moving average2008: 0.429 5 year moving average2009: 0.429 5 year moving average2010: 0.429 5 year moving average2011: 0.429 5 year moving average2012: 0.286 5 year moving average2013: 0.25 5 year moving average2014: 0.25 5 year moving average2015: 0.25 5 year moving average2016: 0.25 5 year moving average2017: 0.25 5 year moving average2018: 0.5 5 year moving average2019: 0.5 5 year moving average2020: 0.75 5 year moving average2021: 0.8 5 year moving average2022: 0.833 5 year moving average2023: 0.5 5 year moving average

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 0.5 5 year moving average for goal 5: gender equality in 2023.

The figure is down 40.0% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goal 5: gender equality in Pakistan peaked at 0.833 5 year moving average in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.25 5 year moving average, in 2013.

Pakistan ranks 81st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

GOAL 5: Gender Equality in Pakistan, year by year

Year 5 year moving average Change
2004 0.5 5 year moving average —
2005 0.333 5 year moving average -33.4%
2006 0.286 5 year moving average -14.1%
2007 0.429 5 year moving average +50.0%
2008 0.429 5 year moving average +0.0%
2009 0.429 5 year moving average +0.0%
2010 0.429 5 year moving average +0.0%
2011 0.429 5 year moving average +0.0%
2012 0.286 5 year moving average -33.3%
2013 0.25 5 year moving average -12.6%
2014 0.25 5 year moving average +0.0%
2015 0.25 5 year moving average +0.0%
2016 0.25 5 year moving average +0.0%
2017 0.25 5 year moving average +0.0%
2018 0.5 5 year moving average +100.0%
2019 0.5 5 year moving average +0.0%
2020 0.75 5 year moving average +50.0%
2021 0.8 5 year moving average +6.7%
2022 0.833 5 year moving average +4.1%
2023 0.5 5 year moving average -40.0%

Pakistan compared with similar countries

  • Pakistan's 0.5 5 year moving average is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5 5 year moving average, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Pakistan's 0.5 5 year moving average is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5 5 year moving average, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where GOAL 5: Gender Equality in Pakistan 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.

YearChange FromTo
2018 +100.0% 0.25 5 year moving average 0.5 5 year moving average
2007 +50.0% 0.286 5 year moving average 0.429 5 year moving average
2020 +50.0% 0.5 5 year moving average 0.75 5 year moving average
2023 -40.0% 0.833 5 year moving average 0.5 5 year moving average

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.401 5 year moving average 0.286 5 year moving average 0.5 5 year moving average 6
2010s 0.3394 5 year moving average 0.25 5 year moving average 0.5 5 year moving average 10
2020s 0.7208 5 year moving average 0.5 5 year moving average 0.833 5 year moving average 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is goal 5: gender equality in Pakistan?
Goal 5: gender equality in Pakistan was 0.5 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest goal 5: gender equality recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.833 5 year moving average in 2022.
What is the lowest goal 5: gender equality recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.25 5 year moving average in 2013.
How does Pakistan rank for goal 5: gender equality?
Pakistan ranks 81st out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is goal 5: gender equality rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 5: Gender Equality (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
GOAL 5: Gender Equality (5 year moving average)
Unit
5 year moving average
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
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