In 2020, approximately 19 percent of ministerial positions in countries and territories in the Asia-Pacific region were held by women. This represented an increase from a share of about 14 percent in 2008.
Proportion of ministerial positions held by women in the Asia-Pacific region from 2008 to 2020
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Statistics on Women in the Asia-Pacific region
Overview
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- Basic Statistic The global gender gap index 2022
- Basic Statistic Average gender gap closed worldwide 2022, by region
- Basic Statistic Number of years until gender gaps are closed worldwide 2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Female population share APAC 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Number of male births per female births APAC 2020, by country
Education
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- Premium Statistic GPI for primary school enrollment APAC 2018-2020, by country
- Premium Statistic GPI for secondary school enrollment APAC 2018-2020, by country
- Premium Statistic GPI for tertiary school enrollment APAC 2018-2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Female primary school completion rate APAC 2018-2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Female lower secondary completion rate APAC 2019-2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Female tertiary graduation ratio APAC 2019-2020, by country
Employment
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- Premium Statistic Female labor force participation rate APAC 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Female to male labor force participation rate APAC 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Female unemployment rate APAC 2021, by country or region
- Premium Statistic Share of companies with female top managers APAC 2022, by country
- Premium Statistic Share of parliament seats held by women APAC 2011-2020
- Premium Statistic Share of ministerial positions held by women APAC 2008-2020
Motherhood
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- Premium Statistic Total fertility rates APAC 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Adolescent fertility rate APAC 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Crude birth rate East Asia 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Crude birth rate SEA 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Crude birth rate South Asia 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Mean age of first-time mothers APAC 2015-2020, by country
Life expectancy
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APEC. (September 9, 2021). Proportion of ministerial positions held by women in the Asia-Pacific region from 2008 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305464/apac-share-of-women-in-ministerial-positions/
APEC. "Proportion of ministerial positions held by women in the Asia-Pacific region from 2008 to 2020." Chart. September 9, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305464/apac-share-of-women-in-ministerial-positions/
APEC. (2021). Proportion of ministerial positions held by women in the Asia-Pacific region from 2008 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305464/apac-share-of-women-in-ministerial-positions/
APEC. "Proportion of Ministerial Positions Held by Women in The Asia-pacific Region from 2008 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305464/apac-share-of-women-in-ministerial-positions/
APEC, Proportion of ministerial positions held by women in the Asia-Pacific region from 2008 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305464/apac-share-of-women-in-ministerial-positions/ (last visited February 04, 2023)
Proportion of ministerial positions held by women in the Asia-Pacific region from 2008 to 2020 [Graph], APEC, September 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305464/apac-share-of-women-in-ministerial-positions/