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