Gender in Benin 218 indicators covering gender for Benin. 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? 0 2023 — 156th 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 75 2023 up 50.0% 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 — 1st 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? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 75 2023 up 50.0% 73rd Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st 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 80 2023 unchanged 105th 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 100 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index 83.75 2023 up 12.6% 77th Women Business and the Law Index 83.75 2023 up 12.6% 77th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 79.3% 2025 down 10.4% 165th Share of female employment by economic sector 33.6% 2025 up 0.4% 56th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 518 2023 down 14.7% 8th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 28.9 2019 down 17.0% 181st Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 33 2019 down 7.0% 141st Total Fertility Rate 4.89 2022 down 8.5% 10th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 10.23 2022 down 20.4% 160th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 11.44 years 2016 up 66.6% 130th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.76 years 2016 up 31.7% 78th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 26.3% 2025 up 77.8% 69th Women of reproductive age 3.36 million 2023 up 33.7% 76th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 37.1% 2026 up 58.5% 168th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 34.8% 2020 down 2.8% 86th Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 29 2026 up 383.3% 122nd Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 26.6% 2026 up 268.1% 99th Share of women in ministerial positions 23.8% 2024 up 7.3% 84th Share of women in parliament 26.6% 2025 up 268.0% 93rd Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 23.13 2021 up 20.8% 166th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 75.0% 2016 down 0.2% 9th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 70.2% 2016 down 7.9% 5th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 26.61 2024 up 215.5% 90th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.52 ratio 2026 up 225.0% 86th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 75.2% 2022 down 34.1% 146th Access to justice women row, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2023 — 42nd Share of pregnant women who have anemia 60.2% 2023 down 0.3% 2nd Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 1,643 2023 up 35.3% 61st Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 50.0% 2023 up 0.8% 7th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 60.2% 2023 down 0.3% 2nd Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 49.0% 2023 up 1.2% 7th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 50 2023 up 0.8% 6th Gender Development Index 0.848 2022 up 1.6% 169th Literacy rate, adult female 41.5% 2022 down 2.2% 80th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 98.0% 2024 up 96.0% 1st Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 78.0% 2024 up 129.4% 51st Gender Inequality Index 0.649 2022 down 0.6% 6th Suicide Rate 7.12 2021 down 4.3% 97th ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →