Gender in Belize 208 indicators covering gender for Belize. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st 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? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Partial Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st 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 82.5 2023 up 3.9% 83rd Women Business and the Law Index 82.5 2023 up 3.9% 83rd Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 227.2% 2025 down 1.4% 12th Share of female employment by economic sector 6.8% 2025 up 49.9% 103rd Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 67 2023 up 63.4% 80th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 38 2019 up 4.1% 88th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 38 2019 up 9.8% 100th Total Fertility Rate 1.99 2022 down 22.2% 103rd Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 24.81 2024 up 3.3% 121st Women have the same rights to remarry as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 13.42 years 2019 up 5.5% 99th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 12.86 years 2019 up 5.8% 99th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 5.6% 2025 down 58.2% 174th Women of reproductive age 115,612 2023 up 25.1% 170th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 72.9% 2026 up 5.7% 86th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 26.6% 2020 up 15.7% 102nd Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 4 2026 up 300.0% 190th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 12.5% 2026 up 299.4% 174th Share of women in ministerial positions 5.9% 2024 down 55.8% 174th Share of women in parliament 12.5% 2025 up 300.0% 162nd Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 34.17 2021 down 21.4% 144th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 25.4% 2016 up 46.2% 73rd Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 20.4% 2016 up 0.7% 113th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 15.62 2024 up 400.0% 147th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.25 ratio 2026 unchanged 145th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 224.0% 2019 up 13.2% 12th Share of pregnant women who have anemia 26.8% 2023 up 5.1% 105th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 24.4 2023 up 51.6% 166th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 21.3% 2023 up 19.7% 145th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 26.8% 2023 up 5.1% 113th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 21.1% 2023 up 21.3% 146th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 21.3 2023 up 19.7% 135th Gender Development Index 0.982 2022 up 1.7% 65th Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 56.7% 2019 up 37.4% 4th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 51.0% 2024 up 41.7% 118th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 48.0% 2024 up 65.5% 120th Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1.03 2024 up 3.1% 35th Gender Inequality Index 0.454 2022 up 17.9% 52nd Suicide Rate 4.18 2021 down 38.1% 143rd Female migrants 49.7% 2020 up 0.6% 94th Time-related underemployment, female 4.9% 2017 — 37th Time-related underemployment, male 2.6% 2017 — 56th Age at first marriage, female 20.5 2016 down 28.3% 152nd Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions 5.88 2024 down 55.8% 172nd Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) 12.8% 2019 down 3.0% 133rd Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 0.64 2019 up 6.7% 168th Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) 12.9% 2019 unchanged 148th Mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women 130 2019 up 0.8% 52nd Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 13.3 2019 up 29.1% 166th Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women 120 2019 up 0.8% 20th Mean hemoglobin level of women of reproductive age 129 2019 up 0.8% 60th Age-Standardized Mortality Rate Attributed to Noncommunicable Diseases 451.31 2019 down 3.7% 127th ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →