Gender in Eritrea

182 indicators covering gender for Eritrea.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
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? 0 2023 165th
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 60 2023 unchanged 143rd
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 0 2023 154th
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 69.38 2023 unchanged 139th
Women Business and the Law Index 69.38 2023 unchanged 139th
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 124.9% 2025 up 0.7% 65th
Share of female employment by economic sector 58.1% 2025 down 2.0% 21st
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 291 2023 down 34.3% 24th
Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 22.5 2019 down 10.7% 195th
Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 24.7 2019 down 0.8% 183rd
Total Fertility Rate 3.79 2022 down 14.1% 36th
Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 3.2 2016 up 62.5% 186th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 7.32 years 2015 up 9.2% 168th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 8.73 years 2015 down 7.5% 167th
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 26.7% 2025 up 59.7% 67th
Women of reproductive age 854,454 2023 up 15.9% 129th
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 34.1% 2026 up 38.1% 173rd
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 69.2% 2020 up 1.5% 32nd
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 33 2019 unchanged 105th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 22.0% 2019 unchanged 120th
Share of women in ministerial positions 25.0% 2024 unchanged 75th
Share of women in parliament 22.0% 2019 unchanged 113th
Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 23.85 2019 up 0.8% 164th
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 32.4% 2016 down 29.0% 53rd
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 40.3% 2016 down 10.9% 50th
Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 22 2019 unchanged 111th
Share of pregnant women who have anemia 41.5% 2023 up 4.3% 34th
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 300.6 2023 up 31.9% 119th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 35.6% 2023 up 12.7% 44th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 41.5% 2023 up 4.3% 35th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 35.2% 2023 up 13.9% 45th
Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 35.6 2023 up 12.7% 43rd
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 72.0% 2024 up 44.0% 76th
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 72.0% 2024 up 28.6% 65th
Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 0.9452 2022 up 0.8% 160th
Suicide Rate 13.23 2021 down 1.0% 41st
Female migrants 43.9% 2020 down 2.7% 171st
Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions 25 2024 unchanged 75th
Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) 19.0% 2019 up 3.8% 59th
Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 13.7 2019 down 7.4% 99th
Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) 20.8% 2019 up 1.0% 57th
Mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women 124 2019 unchanged 140th
Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 144 2019 up 12.5% 122nd
Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women 113 2019 up 0.9% 147th
Mean hemoglobin level of women of reproductive age 123 2019 unchanged 147th
Age-Standardized Mortality Rate Attributed to Noncommunicable Diseases 713.56 2019 down 8.9% 26th
Number of daily smokers, men and women 195,956 2012 up 38.9% 142nd
Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women 2.15 litres pure alcohol 2019 down 15.0% 150th
Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education 27.81 2016 up 248.3% 72nd
Rural population, female 38.9% 2015 down 5.0% 17th
Rural population, male 38.5% 2015 down 4.2% 18th
Urban population, female 11.2% 2015 up 18.9% 176th