Gender in Bhutan 222 indicators covering gender for Bhutan. 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? 1 2023 unchanged 1st 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? 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 100 2023 unchanged 1st 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? 1 2023 unchanged 1st 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 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 100 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index 75 2023 unchanged 123rd Women Business and the Law Index 75 2023 unchanged 123rd Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 116.6% 2025 down 25.0% 82nd Share of female employment by economic sector 51.3% 2025 down 22.8% 29th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 47 2023 down 40.5% 97th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 43.6 2019 up 8.5% 47th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 43 2019 up 4.1% 37th Total Fertility Rate 1.4 2022 down 34.6% 168th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 13.01 2024 up 25.6% 152nd 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 13.47 years 2018 up 27.9% 97th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 12.75 years 2018 up 19.0% 102nd Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 11.1% 2025 up 11.1% 148th Women of reproductive age 217,230 2023 up 16.3% 160th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 81.5% 2026 up 5.4% 43rd Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 51.1% 2020 down 3.2% 52nd Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 2 2026 down 50.0% 201st Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 4.3% 2026 down 49.9% 200th Share of women in ministerial positions 11.1% 2024 up 11.1% 149th Share of women in parliament 4.3% 2025 down 50.0% 183rd Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 51.93 2021 up 823.1% 117th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 36.1% 2016 up 142.4% 42nd Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 39.0% 2016 up 192.0% 53rd Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 4.26 2024 down 50.0% 181st Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.09 ratio 2026 down 72.7% 164th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 157.8% 2025 up 2.2% 36th Access to justice women row, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2024 — 42nd Share of pregnant women who have anemia 32.6% 2023 down 6.6% 65th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 73.4 2023 up 39.0% 156th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 33.8% 2023 up 18.6% 52nd Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 32.6% 2023 down 6.6% 67th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 33.8% 2023 up 19.4% 51st Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 33.8 2023 up 18.6% 51st Gender Development Index 0.97 2022 up 0.4% 91st Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 45.0% 2024 up 173.7% 21st Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 80.0% 2024 up 95.1% 57th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 62.0% 2024 up 121.4% 94th ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →