North Africa: Gender Development Index by country

Libya is the least gender-equal country in North Africa. In 2019, Libya obtained 0.98 points in the Gender Development Index (GDI), indicating a wide gap within gender groups in the fields of education, health, and wealth. On the other hand, Morocco registered the greatest extent of gender parity in the region. Yet the country obtained 0.84 index points, still far from the most gender-equal countries worldwide.
The GDI measures the levels of gender parity within societies. It ranges from zero (perfect gender equality) to around one (no gender parity).

Gender Development Index (GDI) in North Africa as of 2019, by country

Characteristic	Index score (0-1)
Morocco	0.84
Algeria	0.86
Sudan	0.86
Egypt	0.88
Tunisia	0.9
Libya	0.98

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Release date

2021

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Region

Africa

Survey time period

2019

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Figures have been rounded and therefore may differ slightly from the original figures.
The release date is the date of access.

The Gender Development Index (GDI) is the ratio of female Human Development Index (HDI) to male HDI.
The source explains that the GDI "measures differences in male and female achievements in three basic dimensions of human development: health, education and command over economic resources. Gender disaggregated data is used in each dimension. The health dimension is captured by female and male life expectancy at birth. Education is measured using two indicators—female and male expected years of schooling for children and female and male mean years of schooling for adults ages 25 and older. Command over economic resources is measured by female and male estimated earned income".

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