Gender in El Salvador 246 indicators covering gender for El Salvador. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 80 2023 up 100.0% 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? 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? 0 2023 — 98th Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 75 2023 unchanged 73rd 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 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 80 2023 unchanged 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 0 2023 — 128th 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 88.75 2023 up 6.0% 51st Women Business and the Law Index 88.75 2023 up 6.0% 51st Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 161.7% 2025 up 31.3% 33rd Share of female employment by economic sector 4.5% 2025 up 17.6% 117th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 39 2023 unchanged 105th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 31.4 2019 unchanged 162nd Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 33.6 2019 up 5.7% 139th Total Fertility Rate 1.78 2022 down 18.4% 120th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 32.83 2024 up 19.2% 113th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 11.52 years 2018 down 6.0% 128th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 11.69 years 2018 down 6.4% 124th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 37.5% 2025 up 75.2% 28th Women of reproductive age 1.77 million 2023 up 3.3% 107th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 83.1% 2026 up 2.1% 35th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 29.8% 2020 down 8.7% 93rd Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 19 2026 down 29.6% 144th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 31.7% 2026 down 1.5% 70th Share of women in ministerial positions 31.2% 2024 up 340.1% 56th Share of women in parliament 31.7% 2025 down 1.5% 65th Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 65.35 2014 up 16.4% 104th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 35.8% 2016 down 6.3% 43rd Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 23.9% 2016 up 14.8% 101st Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 31.67 2024 up 15.7% 60th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.57 ratio 2026 down 3.4% 73rd Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 149.0% 2024 up 64.4% 42nd Share of pregnant women who have anemia 23.0% 2023 up 5.0% 152nd Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 248.2 2023 up 47.5% 124th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 14.4% 2023 up 39.8% 195th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 23.0% 2023 up 5.0% 165th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 14.0% 2023 up 42.9% 195th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 14.4 2023 up 39.8% 182nd Gender Development Index 0.972 2022 unchanged 87th Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 39.0% 2024 up 2.1% 56th Literacy rate, adult female 88.2% 2024 up 3.2% 49th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 74.0% 2024 up 8.8% 69th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 78.0% 2024 up 62.5% 51st ← Previous Page 3 of 5 Next →