Gender in Algeria

218 indicators covering gender for Algeria.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Can a Woman Travel Outside Her Home in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Choose Where to Live in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 162nd
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 75 2023 unchanged 135th
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? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
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? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 50 2023 unchanged 122nd
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 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 0 2023 123rd
Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 2023 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 60 2023 up 50.0% 143rd
Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is the Mandatory Retirement Age For Men and Women the Same? 0 2023 174th
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? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 75 2023 unchanged 121st
Women Business and the Law Index 57.5 2023 up 4.5% 167th
Women Business and the Law Index 57.5 2023 up 4.5% 167th
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 169.7% 2025 up 2.9% 25th
Share of female employment by economic sector 3.8% 2025 up 27.8% 121st
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 62 2023 down 23.5% 86th
Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 35 2019 down 0.3% 125th
Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 37.4 2019 down 5.8% 107th
Total Fertility Rate 2.83 2022 down 4.3% 60th
Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 54.43 2024 up 51.0% 76th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 14.58 years 2011 up 20.8% 74th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 14.09 years 2011 up 17.0% 66th
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 21.9% 2025 up 9.4% 90th
Women of reproductive age 11.24 million 2023 up 7.1% 34th
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 73.5% 2026 up 1.9% 83rd
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 82.3% 2020 down 0.8% 20th
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 32 2026 down 78.1% 108th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 7.9% 2026 down 75.1% 190th
Share of women in ministerial positions 13.3% 2024 up 10.2% 135th
Share of women in parliament 7.9% 2025 down 75.1% 176th
Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 79.07 2011 up 2,240.8% 77th
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 25.6% 2016 up 31.5% 72nd
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 26.7% 2016 down 4.0% 88th
Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 7.86 2024 down 75.1% 174th
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.16 ratio 2026 down 69.2% 159th
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 177.2% 2017 down 2.7% 26th
Share of pregnant women who have anemia 35.2% 2023 up 6.0% 54th
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 3,527 2023 up 12.6% 29th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 31.6% 2023 up 5.3% 62nd
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 35.2% 2023 up 6.0% 55th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 31.4% 2023 up 5.4% 62nd
Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 31.6 2023 up 5.3% 61st
Gender Development Index 0.881 2022 up 2.9% 156th
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 9.9% 2014 up 103.1% 140th
Literacy rate, adult female 74.2% 2019 up 9.9% 59th
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 65.0% 2024 up 44.4% 91st
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 68.0% 2024 up 88.9% 73rd
Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1.09 2025 up 6.1% 12th
Gender Inequality Index 0.46 2022 up 8.2% 51st