Gender in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 20 indicators covering gender for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female 128.22 million 2025 up 14.3% 30th Labor force, female, per capita 0.2046 units per person 2025 up 6.1% 15th Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 17.6% 26th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year 2025 down 53.4% 27th Labor force, female, per square kilometre 6.66 units per square kilometre 2023 up 15.1% 32nd Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 135.5% 2025 down 8.3% 9th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 15.29 years 2019 up 9.2% 13th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 14.48 years 2019 up 9.4% 13th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 29.2% 2025 up 33.3% 9th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 26.5% 2016 up 10.6% 10th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 30.0% 2016 up 5.3% 12th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 137.6% 2025 down 8.4% 4th Literacy rate, adult female 94.4% 2024 up 2.0% 13th Female migrants 48.4% 2020 up 0.5% 23rd Time-related underemployment, female 7.9% 2024 up 21.6% 1st Time-related underemployment, male 5.8% 2024 up 15.5% 1st Rural population, female 9.8% 2015 down 13.0% 43rd Rural population, male 10.4% 2015 down 12.3% 41st Urban population, female 41.0% 2015 up 3.8% 6th Urban population, male 38.7% 2015 up 3.8% 7th