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Indicators 5.5.1.b: Proportion of seats held by women in local governments


Goal Type SDG
Goal 5 - Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Targets 5.5 - Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life
Indicators 5.5.1.b : Proportion of seats held by women in local governments
Data Source LGD
Unit %
Data Frequency Annual (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
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Time Period Total/Disaggregation Targets Status ( % )
2016 Total 23.0000
2018
Total 25.2100
City corporation 26.5400
Municipality 25.0700
Zilla parishad 23.8800
Upazila parishad 33.8700
Union parishad 25.0000
2020
Total 23.3300
City corporation 25.0000
Municipality 21.7800
Zilla parishad 23.7800
Upazila parishad 33.6900
Union parishad 23.1700
2021
Total 23.4000
City corporation 25.5600
Municipality 23.4600
Zilla parishad 23.8800
Upazila parishad 33.8700
Union parishad 23.1000
2022
Total 23.4400
Tier of local government 5.0000
City corporation 25.1100
Municipality 23.2900
Zilla parishad 26.0600
Upazila parishad 33.8700
Union parishad 23.1500
2025(Target) Total 27.00
2030(Target) Total 33.00
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