Gender in Ghana

243 indicators covering gender for Ghana.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 20 2023 unchanged 148th
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? 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? 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? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st
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 75 2023 unchanged 123rd
Women Business and the Law Index 75 2023 unchanged 123rd
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 97.2% 2025 up 5.4% 128th
Share of female employment by economic sector 28.6% 2025 down 29.6% 61st
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 234 2023 down 30.8% 32nd
Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 31.4 2019 down 14.0% 162nd
Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 36.1 2019 down 9.1% 113th
Total Fertility Rate 3.51 2022 down 16.2% 41st
Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 21.33 2024 up 41.4% 130th
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 11.83 years 2019 up 21.4% 123rd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 11.9 years 2019 up 13.2% 120th
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 21.1% 2025 down 8.9% 100th
Women of reproductive age 8.62 million 2023 up 24.9% 44th
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 51.8% 2026 up 21.9% 144th
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 37.9% 2020 up 7.0% 80th
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 40 2026 up 33.3% 91st
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 14.5% 2026 up 32.8% 165th
Share of women in ministerial positions 17.4% 2024 down 22.7% 117th
Share of women in parliament 14.5% 2025 up 33.3% 152nd
Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 116.14 2020 down 1.9% 5th
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 46.0% 2016 down 32.1% 28th
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 39.9% 2016 down 31.8% 51st
Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 14.55 2024 up 33.3% 153rd
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.29 ratio 2026 unchanged 136th
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 120.3% 2024 up 0.1% 75th
Access to justice women row, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2015 42nd
Share of pregnant women who have anemia 45.3% 2023 down 5.8% 24th
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 3,044 2023 up 10.6% 33rd
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 36.0% 2023 down 11.3% 43rd
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 45.3% 2023 down 5.8% 25th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 35.3% 2023 down 11.5% 44th
Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 36 2023 down 11.3% 42nd
Gender Development Index 0.933 2022 up 2.5% 126th
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 48.5% 2024 up 18.9% 10th
Literacy rate, adult female 72.1% 2021 up 10.5% 63rd