Gender in Laos 220 indicators covering gender for Laos. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 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? 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 75 2023 unchanged 73rd 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 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 0 2023 down 100.0% 128th Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 75 2023 down 25.0% 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 50.0% 121st Women Business and the Law Index 85.62 2023 up 3.0% 67th Women Business and the Law Index 85.62 2023 up 3.0% 67th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 87.6% 2025 up 15.0% 153rd Share of female employment by economic sector 68.4% 2025 down 6.0% 10th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 112 2023 down 47.9% 64th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 25.6 2019 down 4.1% 188th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 31.4 2019 up 5.0% 148th Total Fertility Rate 2.45 2022 down 17.1% 77th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 14.88 2023 down 21.3% 145th 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 10.23 years 2019 up 13.8% 145th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 10.72 years 2019 up 2.3% 144th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 15.4% 2025 up 49.4% 123rd Women of reproductive age 2.07 million 2023 up 19.0% 99th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 74.0% 2026 up 8.7% 80th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 21.1% 2020 down 10.2% 120th Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 36 2026 up 9.1% 100th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 21.9% 2026 down 12.2% 122nd Share of women in ministerial positions 17.6% 2024 up 53.5% 114th Share of women in parliament 22.0% 2025 down 12.2% 114th Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 49.32 2021 up 129.0% 123rd Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 43.0% 2016 up 3.8% 32nd Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 58.1% 2016 up 6.0% 16th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 21.95 2024 down 12.2% 112th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.44 ratio 2026 down 20.0% 102nd Share of pregnant women who have anemia 30.0% 2023 down 14.5% 82nd Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 589.6 2023 up 13.2% 91st Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 28.6% 2023 down 5.6% 82nd Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 30.0% 2023 down 14.5% 87th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 28.5% 2023 down 5.0% 84th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 28.6 2023 down 5.6% 77th Gender Development Index 0.919 2022 up 2.9% 142nd Literacy rate, adult female 66.7% 2023 down 15.9% 65th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 71.0% 2024 up 115.2% 81st Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 61.0% 2024 up 177.3% 97th Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1.04 2025 up 1.5% 29th Gender Inequality Index 0.467 2022 down 10.2% 49th ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →