Gender in Colombia 259 indicators covering gender for Colombia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 100 2023 up 25.0% 1st 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 — 1st 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 50 2023 up 100.0% 122nd 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? 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 0 2023 — 128th Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 50 2023 unchanged 137th 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 84.38 2023 up 7.1% 76th Women Business and the Law Index 84.38 2023 up 7.1% 76th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 156.0% 2025 down 10.9% 38th Share of female employment by economic sector 5.9% 2025 down 4.1% 110th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 59 2023 down 18.1% 88th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 31.1 2019 down 4.3% 165th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 30.8 2019 down 2.2% 151st Total Fertility Rate 1.69 2022 down 12.3% 126th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 59.29 2022 up 24.9% 64th 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 14.67 years 2018 up 6.5% 72nd School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 14.14 years 2018 up 6.5% 64th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 55.6% 2025 up 89.0% 4th Women of reproductive age 14.16 million 2023 up 12.7% 26th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 87.5% 2026 up 1.7% 15th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 24.5% 2020 down 2.7% 110th Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 55 2026 up 66.7% 75th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 29.4% 2026 up 47.9% 87th Share of women in ministerial positions 47.4% 2024 up 51.3% 12th Share of women in parliament 29.4% 2025 up 48.0% 82nd Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 85.93 2020 — 71st Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 41.1% 2016 up 32.3% 33rd Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 45.2% 2016 up 10.2% 39th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 29.41 2024 up 48.0% 72nd Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.57 ratio 2026 up 58.3% 73rd Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 159.5% 2025 down 9.5% 35th Share of pregnant women who have anemia 27.0% 2023 up 5.1% 103rd Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 3,146 2023 up 43.3% 31st Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 22.4% 2023 up 25.8% 132nd Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 27.0% 2023 up 5.1% 111th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 22.2% 2023 up 26.9% 132nd Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 22.4 2023 up 25.8% 123rd Gender Development Index 0.998 2022 up 0.6% 33rd Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 44.1% 2025 up 30.4% 25th Literacy rate, adult female 95.7% 2024 up 1.3% 26th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 77.0% 2023 up 63.8% 63rd ← Previous Page 3 of 5 Next →