Gender in Ecuador 249 indicators covering gender for Ecuador. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 40 2023 unchanged 115th 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 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 — 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 — 1st Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 100 2023 up 66.7% 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 100 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index 89.38 2023 up 5.9% 49th Women Business and the Law Index 89.38 2023 up 5.9% 49th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 162.5% 2025 up 1.6% 31st Share of female employment by economic sector 30.8% 2025 up 35.8% 59th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 55 2023 down 19.1% 92nd Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 29.2 2019 up 17.7% 177th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 25.1 2019 down 2.7% 179th Total Fertility Rate 2 2022 down 20.4% 102nd Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 67.89 2023 up 70.7% 55th 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 15.51 years 2015 — 57th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 14.89 years 2015 — 52nd Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 50.0% 2025 up 111.0% 7th Women of reproductive age 4.82 million 2023 up 16.5% 65th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 84.8% 2026 up 3.3% 26th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 9.0% 2020 up 7.7% 145th Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 65 2026 up 14.0% 62nd Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 43.0% 2026 up 3.5% 21st Share of women in ministerial positions 42.1% 2024 up 89.7% 22nd Share of women in parliament 45.0% 2025 up 8.2% 14th Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 55.29 2021 up 5.1% 113th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 35.6% 2016 up 18.9% 44th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 31.6% 2016 up 28.1% 74th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 43.07 2024 up 3.5% 17th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.85 ratio 2026 up 9.0% 18th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 178.9% 2025 up 10.8% 24th Share of pregnant women who have anemia 29.5% 2023 up 6.1% 84th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 956.8 2023 up 31.6% 77th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 20.2% 2023 up 11.6% 155th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 29.5% 2023 up 6.1% 90th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 19.9% 2023 up 13.1% 155th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 20.2 2023 up 11.6% 144th Gender Development Index 0.99 2022 up 0.7% 49th Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 43.1% 2025 up 30.5% 33rd Literacy rate, adult female 92.6% 2024 down 0.7% 42nd Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 75.0% 2024 up 92.3% 67th ← Previous Page 3 of 5 Next →