Gender in Bangladesh 237 indicators covering gender for Bangladesh. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st 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? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st 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? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 0 2023 — 98th Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 25 2023 unchanged 166th 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 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 60 2023 unchanged 143rd 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? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 50 2023 unchanged 147th Women Business and the Law Index 49.38 2023 unchanged 176th Women Business and the Law Index 49.38 2023 unchanged 176th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 40.2% 2025 down 68.8% 185th Share of female employment by economic sector 74.7% 2025 up 24.2% 4th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 115 2023 down 50.0% 63rd Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 23.5 2019 down 4.1% 193rd Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 34.2 2019 up 7.9% 131st Total Fertility Rate 1.95 2022 down 11.7% 106th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 23.73 2024 up 74.8% 124th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 12.39 years 2018 up 39.9% 113th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 11.69 years 2018 up 38.3% 123rd Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 19.0% 2025 up 184.3% 109th Women of reproductive age 48.81 million 2023 up 14.6% 8th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 75.2% 2026 up 3.2% 76th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 88.4% 2020 down 0.8% 12th Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 73 2024 up 284.2% 51st Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 20.9% 2024 up 225.9% 131st Share of women in ministerial positions 18.2% 2024 up 171.4% 109th Share of women in parliament 20.9% 2023 up 5.8% 122nd Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 36.38 2021 up 42.1% 142nd Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 33.2% 2016 up 42.4% 50th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 47.8% 2016 down 2.2% 35th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 20.86 2023 up 5.8% 119th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 35.6% 2024 down 62.7% 155th Share of pregnant women who have anemia 38.6% 2023 down 8.5% 43rd Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 18,320 2023 up 25.8% 6th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 37.6% 2023 up 8.7% 38th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 38.6% 2023 down 8.5% 44th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 37.5% 2023 up 9.6% 38th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 37.6 2023 up 8.7% 37th Gender Development Index 0.914 2022 up 5.2% 144th Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 6.2% 2024 down 53.3% 141st Literacy rate, adult female 76.5% 2022 up 41.1% 58th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 33.0% 2024 up 120.0% 133rd Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 45.0% 2024 up 309.1% 125th Gender Inequality Index 0.498 2022 down 14.3% 38th Suicide Rate 2.81 2021 down 14.6% 159th ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →