Gender in Ghana

243 indicators covering gender for Ghana.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 52.7% 45th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 51.5% 51st
Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 44.4% 56th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.09 index 2025 up 3.1% 46th
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 0.9048 index 2025 down 3.1% 139th
Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year 2025 up 71.8% 81st
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 48.9% 2050 up 3.3% 193rd
Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Labor force, female, per square kilometre 26.54 units per square kilometre 2023 up 6.5% 61st
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0537 units per square kilometre 2023 up 14.9% 37th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0948 units per square kilometre 2023 up 28.8% 65th
Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.628 2023 up 7.9% 143rd
Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 27.72 2025 down 21.9% 33rd
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 1.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 down 31.2% 18th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.47 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 down 41.2% 42nd
Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 7,736 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 28.7% 136th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 1.3 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 down 27.8% 16th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.25 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 down 41.9% 52nd
Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Share of the population that is female 50.1% 2025 up 0.1% 137th
Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 100.97 2024 up 1.4% 98th
Gender Development Index 0.933 2023 up 3.3% 136th
Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.933 2023 up 3.3% 136th
Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.933 2023 up 3.3% 136th
Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.6508 2023 up 6.0% 136th
Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 17.3% 111th
Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.3381 % change on previous year 2023 down 59.6% 124th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 25.2 2016 up 4.6% 126th
Access to justice for women 0 2025 47th
Gender of the chief executive 0 2025 18th
Gender of the head of government 0 2025 20th
Gender of the head of state 0 2025 18th
Share of women in parliament 14.6% 2025 up 33.8% 144th
Population 34.43 million 2024 up 22.8% 47th
Life Expectancy at Birth 65.69 2024 up 4.6% 188th
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 48.49 2024 up 18.9% 9th
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 36.0% 2023 down 11.3% 42nd
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 36.0% 2023 down 11.3% 42nd
Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 45.3% 2023 down 5.8% 24th
Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 75.72 2024 up 18.4% 146th
Sex ratio at birth 103.23 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.2% 184th
Sex ratio by age 20 males per 100 females 2023 down 51.2% 116th
Sex ratio at age 5 102.7 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.5% 177th
Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 103.23 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.2% 184th
Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Probability of dying that year, among females 2.7% 2023 down 27.9% 42nd
Probability that a man will outlive a woman 43.0% 2023 down 4.8% 36th
Sex ratio at age 60 92.67 males per 100 females 2023 up 3.1% 129th
Male population by age group 2.14 million people 2023 up 6.3% 35th
Female population by age group 2.08 million people 2023 up 5.9% 34th
Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 75 2023 unchanged 94th
Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 0 2023 123rd
Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 0 2023 123rd