Gender in Latin America & Caribbean 20 indicators covering gender for Latin America & Caribbean. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female 136.62 million 2025 up 14.4% 28th Labor force, female, per capita 0.205 units per person 2025 up 6.2% 14th Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 18.2% 29th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year 2025 down 51.6% 28th Labor force, female, per square kilometre 6.64 units per square kilometre 2023 up 15.0% 33rd Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 135.1% 2025 down 8.0% 10th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 15.32 years 2019 up 9.1% 12th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 14.51 years 2019 up 9.2% 12th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 29.4% 2025 up 34.4% 7th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 25.5% 2016 up 10.2% 12th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 29.2% 2016 up 4.7% 13th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 137.6% 2025 down 7.8% 5th Literacy rate, adult female 94.7% 2024 up 1.9% 11th Female migrants 48.5% 2020 up 0.2% 22nd Time-related underemployment, female 7.9% 2024 up 14.7% 2nd Time-related underemployment, male 5.8% 2024 up 10.2% 2nd Rural population, female 9.8% 2015 down 12.9% 45th Rural population, male 10.4% 2015 down 12.3% 43rd Urban population, female 41.0% 2015 up 3.8% 4th Urban population, male 38.8% 2015 up 3.8% 5th