Gender in Ethiopia 219 indicators covering gender for Ethiopia. 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? 0 2023 — 145th 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 25 2023 unchanged 166th 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 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? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index 80 2023 up 11.3% 100th Women Business and the Law Index 80 2023 up 11.3% 100th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 182.4% 2025 up 3.8% 18th Share of female employment by economic sector 50.0% 2025 down 16.0% 31st Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 195 2023 down 60.5% 37th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 24.5 2019 down 12.5% 191st Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 30.1 2019 up 5.2% 156th Total Fertility Rate 4.06 2022 down 16.8% 27th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 5.92 2014 up 116.8% 176th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 7.92 years 2012 up 87.3% 162nd School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 8.88 years 2012 up 42.3% 165th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 45.5% 2025 up 263.6% 20th Women of reproductive age 32.13 million 2023 up 40.1% 11th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 64.6% 2026 up 5.2% 106th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 63.6% 2020 down 5.4% 37th Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 202 2026 down 4.7% 8th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 41.9% 2026 up 8.1% 24th Share of women in ministerial positions 45.5% 2024 up 249.7% 16th Share of women in parliament 41.9% 2025 up 8.1% 22nd Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 30.12 2021 up 543.2% 152nd Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 18.0% 2016 down 32.0% 97th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 43.8% 2016 down 16.5% 42nd Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 41.31 2024 up 48.7% 20th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.83 ratio 2026 up 7.8% 20th Share of pregnant women who have anemia 26.2% 2023 up 4.8% 109th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 7,342 2023 up 82.7% 12th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 23.1% 2023 up 26.9% 130th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 26.2% 2023 up 4.8% 117th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 22.9% 2023 up 30.9% 130th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 23.1 2023 up 26.9% 121st Gender Development Index 0.922 2022 up 7.1% 140th Literacy rate, adult female 50.0% 2022 up 36.5% 78th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 90.0% 2024 up 60.7% 27th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 93.0% 2024 up 50.0% 7th Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 0.9601 2024 up 2.5% 153rd Gender Inequality Index 0.494 2022 down 15.3% 40th Suicide Rate 6.07 2021 up 9.6% 109th ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →