Gender in India 243 indicators covering gender for India. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 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 — 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? 0 2023 — 170th Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 0 2023 — 98th Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 25 2023 — 166th 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 74.38 2023 up 12.3% 128th Women Business and the Law Index 74.38 2023 up 12.3% 128th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 112.8% 2025 up 18.8% 91st Share of female employment by economic sector 59.8% 2025 up 7.4% 20th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 80 2023 down 45.9% 73rd Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 31.6 2019 down 0.3% 160th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 30.5 2019 down 3.5% 153rd Total Fertility Rate 2.01 2022 down 18.5% 100th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 34.45 2025 up 26.2% 111th 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 11.65 years 2019 up 13.9% 124th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 11.29 years 2019 up 6.6% 133rd Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 5.6% 2025 down 75.0% 174th Women of reproductive age 378.81 million 2023 up 14.0% 1st Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 77.1% 2026 up 7.1% 68th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 52.1% 2020 up 1.2% 51st Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 75 2026 up 15.4% 49th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 13.8% 2026 up 15.6% 168th Share of women in ministerial positions 5.6% 2024 down 40.3% 176th Share of women in parliament 13.8% 2025 up 15.2% 156th Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 51.69 2021 — 118th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 54.7% 2016 up 8.2% 23rd Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 67.4% 2016 down 4.1% 6th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 13.65 2024 up 19.6% 156th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.28 ratio 2026 down 6.7% 142nd Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 111.1% 2025 up 2.2% 93rd Share of pregnant women who have anemia 46.6% 2023 down 5.3% 20th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 204,596 2023 up 22.2% 1st Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 53.7% 2023 up 6.8% 4th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 46.6% 2023 down 5.3% 21st Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 54.0% 2023 up 7.1% 4th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 53.7 2023 up 6.8% 4th Gender Development Index 0.852 2022 up 3.1% 166th Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 11.7% 2024 down 3.7% 139th Literacy rate, adult female 70.7% 2024 up 18.0% 64th Gender Inequality Index 0.437 2022 down 20.5% 57th Suicide Rate 12.56 2021 down 20.8% 45th Female migrants 53.4% 2020 up 3.5% 32nd Share of temporary employees 13.31 2025 down 78.7% 54th Age at first marriage, female 21.4 2016 up 5.9% 134th ← Previous Page 3 of 5 Next →