Gender in Jamaica 233 indicators covering gender for Jamaica. 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 — 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 up 100.0% 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 — 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 75 2023 up 50.0% 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 75 2023 up 200.0% 121st Women Business and the Law Index 74.38 2023 up 20.2% 128th Women Business and the Law Index 74.38 2023 up 20.2% 128th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 142.7% 2025 down 14.7% 44th Share of female employment by economic sector 8.0% 2025 down 0.7% 99th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 130 2023 up 38.3% 56th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 44.5 2019 up 4.7% 42nd Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 47.8 2019 up 5.5% 6th Total Fertility Rate 1.34 2022 down 21.0% 174th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 26.23 2015 up 51.8% 118th 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 13.35 years 2015 up 8.2% 102nd School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 11.38 years 2015 up 1.4% 132nd Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 26.7% 2025 up 33.3% 67th Women of reproductive age 800,540 2023 up 1.7% 132nd Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 79.5% 2026 down 0.9% 52nd Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 25.6% 2020 down 7.2% 105th Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 19 2026 up 137.5% 144th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 30.2% 2026 up 137.5% 81st Share of women in ministerial positions 33.3% 2024 up 66.7% 45th Share of women in parliament 30.2% 2025 up 137.5% 76th Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 92.36 2011 up 19.5% 52nd Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 28.8% 2016 down 1.7% 60th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 42.4% 2016 up 11.7% 47th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 27.42 2024 up 115.9% 83rd Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.59 ratio 2026 up 5.4% 70th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 135.9% 2023 down 21.8% 53rd Access to justice women row, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2025 — 42nd Share of pregnant women who have anemia 26.6% 2023 up 6.0% 107th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 171 2023 up 20.7% 138th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 21.5% 2023 up 18.1% 142nd Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 26.6% 2023 up 6.0% 115th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 21.4% 2023 up 18.9% 142nd Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 21.5 2023 up 18.1% 132nd Gender Development Index 1.02 2022 up 1.4% 16th Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 62.1% 2022 down 0.7% 3rd Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 62.0% 2024 up 59.0% 99th ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →