Economy Profile Score Rank Index Edition (imparity = 0, parity = 1) (out of 146 countries) South Africa 0.787 20th 2023 Global Gender Gap Index 2023 Edition Overview 2023 2022 South Africa score Index and Subindex Score Rank Score Rank average score Economy Global Gender Gap Index 0.787 20th 0.782 20th 0.676 Economic Participation and Opportunity 0.676 81st 0.649 92nd E d s u c c i Educational Attainment t a i 0.497 0.998 l t i o o P n 0.998 43rd 0.998 41st Health and Survival 0.979 29th 0.979 32nd 0.979 Health Political Empowerment 0.497 13th 0.502 12th Global Gender Gap Index Indicators 2023 Compare with Difference Min Global average Indicator Rank Score* F-M Female vs Male Max 0 1 Min Max Economic Participation and Opportunity 81st 0.676 - - - 0-100 Labour-force participation rate % 66th 0.795 -12.80 49.56 62.36 - Wage equality for similar work 1-7 (best) 111th 0.549 - - 0-150 Estimated earned income int'l $ 1,000 42nd 0.714 -4.45 11.14 15.60 0-100 Legislators, senior officials and managers % 88th 0.462 -36.76 31.62 68.38 0-100 Professional and technical workers % 1st 1.000 5.07 47.46 52.54 Educational Attainment 43rd 0.998 - - - - Literacy rate % 79th 0.989 - - 0-100 Enrolment in primary education % 1st 1.000 2.14 87.26 89.41 0-200 Enrolment in secondary education % 1st 1.000 8.71 97.78 106.49 0-200 Enrolment in tertiary education % 1st 1.000 10.67 18.93 29.60 Health and Survival 29th 0.979 - - - - Sex ratio at birth** % 1st 0.944 - - - Healthy life expectancy** years 40th 1.057 - - Political Empowerment 13th 0.497 - - - 0-100 Women in parliament % 9th 0.862 -7.40 46.30 53.70 0-100 Women in ministerial positions % 13th 0.929 -3.70 48.15 51.85 0-50 Years with female/male head of state (last 50) 79th 0.000 -49.99 0.00 50.00 Global Gender Gap Report 2023 327