Gender in Burundi 213 indicators covering gender for Burundi. 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 — 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 100 2023 up 33.3% 1st 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? 0 2023 — 161st 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 60 2023 unchanged 143rd 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 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 75 2023 unchanged 74th 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 76.25 2023 up 4.3% 117th Women Business and the Law Index 76.25 2023 up 4.3% 117th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 58.1% 2025 up 22.6% 177th Share of female employment by economic sector 93.1% 2025 down 0.9% 1st Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 392 2023 down 29.4% 14th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 32.5 2019 down 11.0% 154th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 35.6 2019 down 5.3% 118th Total Fertility Rate 4.98 2022 down 16.9% 9th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 6.38 2025 up 21.4% 172nd School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 10.9 years 2018 up 57.9% 135th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 10.66 years 2018 up 33.6% 146th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 30.8% 2025 down 11.6% 51st Women of reproductive age 3.22 million 2023 up 32.2% 78th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 52.7% 2026 up 30.1% 141st Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 42.4% 2020 up 10.5% 75th Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 44 2026 unchanged 85th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 39.6% 2026 up 9.0% 34th Share of women in ministerial positions 33.3% 2024 down 8.4% 45th Share of women in parliament 39.6% 2025 up 9.0% 30th Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 16.49 2021 up 103.4% 173rd Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 85.1% 2016 down 1.8% 5th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 84.2% 2016 down 1.4% 1st Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 38.21 2024 up 25.4% 33rd Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.77 ratio 2026 up 4.1% 29th Share of pregnant women who have anemia 44.7% 2023 up 18.3% 27th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 1,237 2023 up 94.6% 69th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 39.0% 2023 up 41.8% 32nd Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 44.7% 2023 up 18.3% 28th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 38.4% 2023 up 47.1% 34th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 39 2023 up 41.8% 31st Gender Development Index 0.926 2022 up 1.5% 135th Literacy rate, adult female 66.1% 2020 up 53.2% 67th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 98.0% 2024 up 104.2% 1st Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 90.0% 2024 up 150.0% 13th Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1.03 2025 up 0.9% 39th Gender Inequality Index 0.499 2022 down 5.5% 37th Suicide Rate 7.65 2021 up 6.1% 88th ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →