Gender in Estonia 257 indicators covering gender for Estonia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 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 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? 0 2023 — 165th 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 — 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 1 2023 — 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 100 2023 up 100.0% 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 97.5 2023 up 6.8% 15th Women Business and the Law Index 97.5 2023 up 6.8% 15th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 96.7% 2025 up 14.5% 131st Share of female employment by economic sector 1.4% 2025 down 44.6% 151st Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 5 2023 down 16.7% 168th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 45.9 2019 down 7.5% 32nd Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 34.2 2019 down 2.6% 131st Total Fertility Rate 1.41 2022 down 9.6% 165th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 65.67 2024 down 13.8% 58th 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 16.72 years 2018 down 3.1% 35th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 15.15 years 2018 up 1.0% 47th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 36.4% 2025 down 21.3% 33rd Women of reproductive age 289,024 2023 down 3.1% 158th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 77.4% 2026 up 3.9% 66th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 4.2% 2020 down 8.2% 183rd Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 30 2026 up 25.0% 116th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 29.7% 2026 up 25.0% 84th Share of women in ministerial positions 58.3% 2024 up 249.3% 5th Share of women in parliament 28.7% 2025 up 20.8% 85th Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 94.31 2019 down 1.1% 40th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 4.4% 2016 up 25.2% 173rd Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 6.6% 2016 down 6.9% 173rd Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 29.7 2024 up 56.3% 68th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.55 ratio 2026 up 5.8% 81st Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 83.6% 2025 down 0.7% 136th Access to justice women row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Share of pregnant women who have anemia 24.8% 2023 up 0.4% 131st Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 71.4 2023 up 14.4% 158th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 24.7% 2023 up 17.6% 111th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 24.8% 2023 up 0.4% 141st Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 24.7% 2023 up 18.2% 109th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 24.7 2023 up 17.6% 104th Gender Development Index 1.02 2022 unchanged 10th Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 39.8% 2024 up 22.0% 51st Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 70.0% 2022 up 48.9% 82nd Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 68.0% 2022 up 54.5% 73rd ← Previous Page 3 of 5 Next →