Gender in Iran 212 indicators covering gender for Iran. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 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? 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? 0 2023 — 145th Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 161st Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 0 2023 — 172nd Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 0 2023 — 123rd Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 0 2023 — 165th Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 0 2023 — 184th 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? 0 2023 — 174th 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 0 2023 — 128th Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 25 2023 unchanged 166th Can a Woman Get a Job in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 171st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 0 2023 — 186th Women Business and the Law Index 31.25 2023 up 8.7% 187th Women Business and the Law Index 31.25 2023 up 8.7% 187th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 165.7% 2025 down 12.8% 28th Share of female employment by economic sector 12.7% 2025 down 27.7% 86th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 16 2023 down 33.3% 132nd Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 26.6 2019 down 12.8% 185th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 25.8 2019 down 26.9% 174th Total Fertility Rate 1.68 2022 down 10.9% 127th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 58.68 2022 up 8.9% 65th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 14.57 years 2017 up 21.0% 75th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 15.04 years 2017 up 25.5% 50th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 10.7% 2025 up 7.1% 153rd Women of reproductive age 24.38 million 2023 up 4.5% 15th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 76.6% 2026 up 3.2% 70th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 95.9% 2020 up 0.3% 8th Share of women in ministerial positions 10.0% 2024 unchanged 157th Share of women in parliament 4.9% 2025 up 58.3% 182nd Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 72.48 2020 up 80.5% 90th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 23.7% 2016 up 0.9% 80th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 38.7% 2016 up 10.9% 54th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 4.83 2024 up 55.6% 179th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.1 ratio 2026 down 9.1% 163rd Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 171.6% 2024 down 16.3% 30th Share of pregnant women who have anemia 27.9% 2023 up 15.8% 94th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 6,206 2023 up 27.9% 14th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 25.5 2023 up 22.0% 96th Gender Development Index 0.88 2022 down 0.1% 158th Literacy rate, adult female 85.1% 2023 up 6.7% 51st Gender Inequality Index 0.484 2022 down 8.3% 44th Suicide Rate 4.07 2021 down 15.9% 145th Female migrants 45.7% 2020 up 1.1% 155th Time-related underemployment, female 6.8% 2024 down 9.3% 21st Time-related underemployment, male 6.2% 2024 down 23.4% 15th Age at first marriage, female 23.1 2016 down 1.7% 88th Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions 10 2024 unchanged 155th SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in senior and middle 21.36 2024 up 373.1% 91st Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) 16.4% 2019 up 7.9% 92nd Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 145 2019 up 15.1% 26th Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) 15.4% 2019 down 0.6% 115th Mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women 128 2019 unchanged 81st Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 3,610 2019 up 12.1% 13th Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women 118 2019 unchanged 71st Mean hemoglobin level of women of reproductive age 127 2019 down 0.8% 90th ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →