Gender in Guyana 222 indicators covering gender for Guyana. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 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? 0 2023 — 162nd Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 75 2023 unchanged 135th 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? 1 2023 unchanged 1st 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? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 145th 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 80 2023 unchanged 105th Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st 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 100 2023 unchanged 1st 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 86.88 2023 unchanged 61st Women Business and the Law Index 86.88 2023 unchanged 61st Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 147.9% 2025 down 9.0% 43rd Share of female employment by economic sector 6.7% 2025 down 24.2% 104th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 75 2023 down 41.4% 76th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 38.2 2019 down 1.0% 85th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 41.8 2019 up 3.2% 53rd Total Fertility Rate 2.37 2022 down 9.1% 81st Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 26.43 2024 up 125.9% 117th 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 11.59 years 2012 down 0.5% 126th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 11.27 years 2012 up 2.8% 134th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 36.8% 2025 up 25.3% 31st Women of reproductive age 215,365 2023 up 7.7% 161st Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 57.6% 2026 up 8.9% 125th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 23.6% 2020 down 8.0% 113th Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 26 2026 up 23.8% 128th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 36.1% 2026 up 18.7% 48th Share of women in ministerial positions 35.3% 2024 up 27.0% 40th Share of women in parliament 36.1% 2025 up 18.7% 42nd Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 62.33 2014 down 27.5% 110th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 21.3% 2016 up 12.8% 88th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 28.1% 2016 up 2.2% 85th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 39.44 2024 up 25.8% 26th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.69 ratio 2026 down 2.8% 40th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 147.8% 2021 — 43rd Share of pregnant women who have anemia 31.9% 2023 down 3.9% 70th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 81.5 2023 up 9.2% 155th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 37.5% 2023 up 1.1% 39th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 31.9% 2023 down 3.9% 72nd Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 37.8% 2023 up 1.3% 36th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 37.5 2023 up 1.1% 38th Gender Development Index 0.992 2022 — 44th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 75.0% 2024 up 11.9% 67th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 66.0% 2024 up 37.5% 80th Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 0.9762 2023 down 5.1% 145th Gender Inequality Index 0.416 2022 — 61st Suicide Rate 24.78 2021 down 14.9% 4th ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →