Gender in Afghanistan 200 indicators covering gender for Afghanistan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 — 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 25 2023 unchanged 181st Can a Woman Work in a Job Deemed Dangerous in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 145th Can a Woman Work in An Industrial Job in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 131st Can a Woman Work at Night in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 170th Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 0 2023 — 98th Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 0 2023 — 183rd Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 145th Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 0 2023 — 172nd Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 0 2023 — 123rd Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 0 2023 — 165th Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 20 2023 unchanged 173rd Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 0 2023 — 110th Is the Mandatory Retirement Age For Men and Women the Same? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Partial Pension 0 2023 — 154th Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 0 2023 — 128th Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 25 2023 unchanged 166th Can a Woman Get a Job in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 down 100.0% 171st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 50 2023 up 100.0% 147th Women Business and the Law Index 31.88 2023 up 10.9% 186th Women Business and the Law Index 31.88 2023 up 10.9% 186th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 180.2% 2025 up 29.5% 20th Share of female employment by economic sector 74.6% 2025 up 59.0% 5th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 521 2023 down 33.0% 7th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 35.3 2019 up 0.6% 121st Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 45.3 2019 up 10.5% 19th Total Fertility Rate 4.52 2022 down 22.4% 15th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 10.85 2020 up 175.6% 156th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 7.72 years 2018 up 20.3% 163rd School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 12.56 years 2018 up 15.0% 106th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 6.5% 2020 down 12.8% 172nd Women of reproductive age 9.90 million 2023 up 40.6% 36th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 50.9% 2026 up 26.3% 146th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 95.3% 2020 down 0.0% 10th Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 67 2022 down 2.9% 59th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 27.0% 2022 down 2.5% 96th Share of women in ministerial positions 6.5% 2020 down 12.8% 173rd Share of women in parliament 27.0% 2021 down 2.5% 90th Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 1.06 2011 down 65.6% 197th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 11.1% 2016 up 13.2% 122nd Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 45.6% 2016 down 4.0% 38th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 27.02 2021 down 2.5% 87th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 110.4% 2021 down 37.7% 96th Share of pregnant women who have anemia 31.6% 2023 down 5.4% 74th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 4,638 2023 up 74.0% 19th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 45.4% 2023 up 21.4% 18th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 31.6% 2023 down 5.4% 77th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 46.9% 2023 up 23.7% 9th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 45.4 2023 up 21.4% 17th Gender Development Index 0.622 2022 down 1.9% 178th Literacy rate, adult female 26.6% 2022 up 56.3% 87th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 38.0% 2024 up 192.3% 129th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 7.0% 2024 up 75.0% 141st Gender Inequality Index 0.665 2022 down 9.4% 4th Suicide Rate 3.6 2021 down 2.2% 146th Female migrants 52.0% 2020 up 19.3% 50th Time-related underemployment, female 5.4% 2021 down 80.1% 31st Time-related underemployment, male 8.4% 2021 down 47.9% 7th Age at first marriage, female 21.5 2015 unchanged 132nd ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →