Gender in Europe & Central Asia 20 indicators covering gender for Europe & Central Asia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female 195.42 million 2025 down 0.1% 24th Labor force, female, per capita 0.2096 units per person 2025 down 2.7% 12th Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 36.1% 41st Labor force, female, annual growth rate -0.066 % change on previous year 2025 down 116.9% 43rd Labor force, female, per square kilometre 7.08 units per square kilometre 2023 down 0.0% 31st Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 113.5% 2025 up 10.6% 31st School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 16.26 years 2019 up 9.1% 7th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 15.91 years 2019 up 9.7% 6th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 27.2% 2025 up 24.6% 10th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 9.0% 2016 down 7.6% 20th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 14.0% 2016 down 0.6% 20th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 113.6% 2025 up 9.0% 12th Literacy rate, adult female 98.5% 2024 up 0.8% 4th Female migrants 51.5% 2020 down 1.8% 8th Time-related underemployment, female 4.9% 2024 down 14.4% 5th Time-related underemployment, male 3.4% 2024 down 2.2% 4th Rural population, female 14.7% 2015 down 6.0% 38th Rural population, male 14.4% 2015 down 5.5% 38th Urban population, female 36.9% 2015 up 2.4% 10th Urban population, male 33.9% 2015 up 2.8% 10th