Gender in Botswana 245 indicators covering gender for Botswana. 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? 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? 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? 0 2023 — 98th Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 75 2023 unchanged 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? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 2023 unchanged 1st 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 25 2023 unchanged 169th Women Business and the Law Index 63.75 2023 unchanged 152nd Women Business and the Law Index 63.75 2023 unchanged 152nd Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 125.3% 2025 up 6.3% 64th Share of female employment by economic sector 7.6% 2025 down 22.7% 102nd Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 155 2023 down 29.9% 47th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 40.3 2019 down 0.7% 68th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 47 2019 down 2.5% 10th Total Fertility Rate 2.75 2022 down 7.6% 67th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 21.41 2024 down 13.8% 129th 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 12.59 years 2006 up 10.0% 107th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 12.65 years 2006 up 12.3% 103rd Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 16.7% 2025 up 33.3% 118th Women of reproductive age 682,616 2023 up 17.2% 137th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 86.7% 2026 up 1.6% 18th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 45.9% 2020 down 3.8% 64th Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 6 2026 unchanged 179th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 9.0% 2026 down 5.9% 187th Share of women in ministerial positions 16.7% 2024 up 33.3% 119th Share of women in parliament 9.0% 2025 down 6.0% 174th Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 21.45 2015 up 34.5% 168th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 12.3% 2016 up 29.0% 117th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 11.3% 2016 up 106.7% 153rd Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 8.7 2024 down 8.7% 172nd Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.18 ratio 2026 down 10.0% 155th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 115.5% 2024 down 11.3% 82nd Access to justice women row, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2021 — 42nd Share of pregnant women who have anemia 31.4% 2023 up 3.0% 75th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 210.7 2023 up 34.8% 128th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 30.9% 2023 up 14.0% 67th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 31.4% 2023 up 3.0% 78th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 30.9% 2023 up 15.3% 65th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 30.9 2023 up 14.0% 65th Gender Development Index 0.998 2022 up 3.3% 33rd Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 47.3% 2024 up 38.7% 14th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 98.0% 2024 up 40.0% 1st Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 92.0% 2024 up 46.0% 11th ← Previous Page 3 of 5 Next →