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 ← Previous Page 3 of 5 Next →