Gender in China 206 indicators covering gender for China. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 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? 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? 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 0 2023 — 110th Is the Mandatory Retirement Age For Men and Women the Same? 0 2023 — 174th 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 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 78.12 2023 up 3.3% 112th Women Business and the Law Index 78.12 2023 up 3.3% 112th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 83.2% 2025 up 1.0% 159th Share of female employment by economic sector 18.7% 2025 down 22.6% 77th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 16 2023 down 46.7% 132nd Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 30.2 2019 down 4.1% 173rd Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 24.1 2019 down 12.7% 188th Total Fertility Rate 1.18 2022 down 34.6% 189th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 76.88 2024 up 75.9% 38th 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 12.4 years 2010 — 112th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 12.45 years 2010 — 110th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 8.3% 2025 down 27.5% 167th Women of reproductive age 319.44 million 2023 down 13.4% 2nd Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 94.1% 2026 up 0.1% 1st Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 25.1% 2020 up 0.8% 109th Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 790 2026 up 13.0% 1st Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 26.5% 2026 up 12.4% 100th Share of women in ministerial positions 8.3% 2024 up 0.4% 168th Share of women in parliament 26.5% 2025 up 12.3% 94th Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 93.07 2021 up 55.3% 49th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 21.2% 2016 up 24.8% 89th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 28.0% 2016 down 17.4% 86th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 26.54 2024 up 13.4% 91st Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.53 ratio 2026 up 3.9% 84th Share of pregnant women who have anemia 14.2% 2023 down 19.3% 188th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 49,933 2023 down 11.2% 2nd Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 15.6% 2023 up 2.0% 186th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 14.2% 2023 down 19.3% 204th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 15.6% 2023 up 2.6% 184th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 15.6 2023 up 2.0% 173rd Gender Development Index 0.962 2022 up 1.3% 101st Literacy rate, adult female 95.0% 2020 up 2.5% 30th Gender Inequality Index 0.186 2022 down 23.8% 116th Suicide Rate 8.95 2021 down 10.2% 65th Female migrants 38.6% 2020 down 4.6% 194th Age at first marriage, female 25.4 2016 up 8.1% 63rd Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions 8.33 2024 up 0.4% 166th Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) 8.1% 2019 down 3.6% 180th Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 1,210 2019 down 9.7% 3rd Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) 11.8% 2019 down 4.1% 167th ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →