Gender in Eswatini 208 indicators covering gender for Eswatini. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 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? 0 2023 — 131st 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 50 2023 unchanged 122nd Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 145th Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 161st 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 — 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 40 2023 up 100.0% 161st 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 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 75 2023 unchanged 74th Can a Woman Get a Job in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 171st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 25 2023 unchanged 169th Women Business and the Law Index 46.25 2023 up 5.7% 180th Women Business and the Law Index 46.25 2023 up 5.7% 180th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 113.5% 2025 up 2.6% 88th Share of female employment by economic sector 10.7% 2025 down 7.5% 91st Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 118 2023 down 76.0% 60th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 37.4 2019 down 7.0% 95th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 47.3 2019 down 2.5% 9th Total Fertility Rate 2.79 2022 down 14.4% 63rd Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 6.44 2013 up 45.7% 171st School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 12.19 years 2013 up 26.2% 120th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.42 years 2013 up 29.8% 86th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 25.0% 2025 down 4.9% 74th Women of reproductive age 332,788 2023 up 9.4% 155th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 78.3% 2026 up 1.8% 60th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 49.9% 2020 down 4.9% 56th Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 15 2026 up 275.0% 155th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 20.3% 2026 up 229.6% 135th Share of women in ministerial positions 26.3% 2024 up 0.1% 71st Share of women in parliament 21.6% 2025 up 251.4% 117th Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 30.01 2014 — 153rd Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 27.9% 2016 down 1.4% 64th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 11.9% 2016 down 7.9% 147th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 21.62 2024 up 251.4% 114th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.39 ratio 2026 up 105.3% 115th Share of pregnant women who have anemia 30.1% 2023 up 4.9% 79th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 94 2023 up 32.4% 151st Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 28.3% 2023 up 19.4% 86th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 30.1% 2023 up 4.9% 84th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 28.2% 2023 up 21.0% 86th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 28.3 2023 up 19.4% 79th Gender Development Index 0.987 2022 up 2.6% 56th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 98.0% 2024 up 71.9% 1st Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 84.0% 2024 up 90.9% 36th Gender Inequality Index 0.491 2022 down 9.6% 41st Suicide Rate 27.23 2021 up 41.0% 3rd Female migrants 48.5% 2020 down 0.1% 117th Age at first marriage, female 26.5 2014 unchanged 55th Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions 26.32 2024 up 0.1% 71st Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) 16.5% 2019 up 2.5% 89th Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 3.51 2019 down 9.3% 141st ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →