Gender in Burkina Faso 239 indicators covering gender for Burkina Faso. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 80 2023 unchanged 39th 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? 0 2023 — 156th 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 75 2023 unchanged 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? 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? 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 — 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 80 2023 up 33.3% 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 82.5 2023 up 7.3% 83rd Women Business and the Law Index 82.5 2023 up 7.3% 83rd Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 170.2% 2025 up 56.8% 24th Share of female employment by economic sector 53.8% 2025 down 8.4% 26th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 242 2023 down 33.0% 29th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 29.1 2019 down 10.7% 178th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 31.7 2019 down 4.2% 146th Total Fertility Rate 4.67 2022 down 19.5% 11th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 10.04 2024 up 105.1% 161st School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 9.16 years 2019 up 60.5% 154th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 9.36 years 2019 up 36.7% 159th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 9.5% 2025 down 23.8% 159th Women of reproductive age 5.59 million 2023 up 37.1% 59th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 66.7% 2026 up 30.3% 101st Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 50.8% 2020 down 8.9% 53rd Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 13 2026 up 8.3% 160th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 18.3% 2026 up 93.8% 146th Share of women in ministerial positions 9.5% 2024 down 31.0% 161st Share of women in parliament 18.3% 2025 up 93.8% 136th Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 6.5 2021 up 110.5% 189th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 34.1% 2016 down 13.7% 46th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 51.7% 2016 down 6.9% 29th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 18.31 2024 up 16.3% 137th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.36 ratio 2026 up 200.0% 121st Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 119.7% 2025 down 49.6% 76th Share of pregnant women who have anemia 49.5% 2023 down 4.6% 16th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 2,450 2023 up 31.7% 44th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 44.3% 2023 down 4.5% 20th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 49.5% 2023 down 4.6% 17th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 43.9% 2023 down 3.7% 19th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 44.3 2023 down 4.5% 19th Gender Development Index 0.881 2022 up 0.9% 156th Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 55.7% 2024 down 4.1% 5th Literacy rate, adult female 35.7% 2023 up 36.3% 83rd Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 98.0% 2024 up 50.8% 1st Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 68.0% 2024 up 88.9% 73rd ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →