Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector (% of total nonagricultural employment) - MDGs - Millenium Development Goals - African Development Indicators
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Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector is the share of female workers in the nonagricultural sector (industry and services), expressed as a percentage of total employment in the nonagricultural sector. Industry includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, electricity, gas, and water, corresponding to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3). Services include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services-corresponding to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3). Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
| Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector (% of total nonagricultural employment) - MDGs - Millenium Development Goals - African Development Indicators (Most Recent Data) |
Rank | Country | Value |
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| 1 |  Lesotho (1999) | 51 |
| 2 | Seychelles (1992) | 49.4 |
| 3 | Ethiopia (2006) | 47.3 |
| 4 | Central African Republic (2003) | 46.8 |
| 5 | Namibia (2004) | 46.8 |
| 6 | South Africa (2006) | 43.1 |
| 7 | Botswana (2006) | 42.4 |
| 8 | Togo (1990) | 41 |
| 9 | Uganda (2003) | 39 |
| 10 | Cape Verde (2000) | 38.9 |
| 11 | Madagascar (2005) | 37.7 |
| 12 | Sao Tome and Principe (2006) | 37.7 |
| 13 | Mauritius (2006) | 37.5 |
| 14 | Mauritania (2000) | 35.8 |
| 15 | Mali (2004) | 34.6 |
| 16 | Guinea (1996) | 34 |
| 17 | Zambia (2000) | 33.7 |
| 18 | Rwanda (2000) | 33 |
| 19 | Swaziland (1996) | 33 |
| 20 | Eritrea (1996) | 32.3 |
| 21 | Kenya (1997) | 32.2 |
| 22 | Ghana (2000) | 31.7 |
| 23 | Gabon (1993) | 29.3 |
| 24 | Tanzania (2001) | 29.3 |
| 25 | Morocco (2006) | 28.2 |
| 26 | Djibouti (2002) | 26.7 |
| 27 | Republic of the Congo (1990) | 26.1 |
| 28 | Democratic Republic of the Congo (1990) | 25.9 |
| 29 | Tunisia (2003) | 25.3 |
| 30 | Benin (2002) | 24.3 |
| 31 | Angola (1996) | 23.5 |
| 32 | Sierra Leone (2004) | 23.2 |
| 33 | North Africa (2006) | 23.06 |
| 34 | Zimbabwe (2002) | 21.9 |
| 35 | Somalia (1990) | 21.7 |
| 36 | Nigeria (2005) | 21.1 |
| 37 | Gambia (1990) | 20.9 |
| 38 | Egypt (2006) | 20.7 |
| 39 | Ivory Coast (1998) | 20.6 |
| 40 | Sudan (1992) | 20.1 |
| 41 | Cameroon (1996) | 19.2 |
| 42 | Comoros (1996) | 18 |
| 43 | Algeria (2004) | 17 |
| 44 | Libya (2001) | 15.8 |
| 45 | Burundi (1990) | 14.3 |
| 46 | Burkina Faso (1992) | 12.5 |
| 47 | Liberia (2002) | 11.4 |
| 48 | Mozambique (1990) | 11.4 |
| 49 | Malawi (1995) | 11.3 |
| 50 | Guinea-Bissau (1990) | 10.8 |
| 51 | Senegal (2001) | 10.6 |
| 52 | Equatorial Guinea (1990) | 10.5 |
| 53 | Niger (1991) | 8.6 |
| 54 | Chad (1991) | 5.5 |
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