Gender in Lebanon

201 indicators covering gender for Lebanon.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
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? 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? 0 2023 123rd
Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 2023 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 60 2023 up 50.0% 143rd
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 0 2023 154th
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? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 100 2023 up 100.0% 1st
Women Business and the Law Index 58.75 2023 up 17.5% 161st
Women Business and the Law Index 58.75 2023 up 17.5% 161st
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 91.5% 2023 down 22.0% 145th
Share of female employment by economic sector 1.5% 2023 down 4.8% 149th
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 15 2023 up 15.4% 134th
Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 42.1 2019 down 0.9% 55th
Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 34.2 2019 down 4.7% 131st
Total Fertility Rate 2.08 2022 down 4.1% 97th
Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 54.4 2023 up 12.6% 77th
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 22.7% 2025 up 428.5% 82nd
Women of reproductive age 1.42 million 2023 down 7.2% 112th
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 63.3% 2026 up 4.5% 110th
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 71.9% 2020 up 4.0% 30th
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 8 2026 up 100.0% 169th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 6.2% 2026 up 99.7% 192nd
Share of women in ministerial positions 4.5% 2024 180th
Share of women in parliament 6.2% 2025 up 100.0% 177th
Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 54.26 1985 down 17.4% 114th
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 9.9% 2016 up 1.5% 130th
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 25.9% 2016 down 5.7% 92nd
Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 6.25 2024 up 100.0% 176th
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.12 ratio 2026 up 33.3% 160th
Share of pregnant women who have anemia 33.6% 2023 up 10.2% 61st
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 483.6 2023 up 8.3% 102nd
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 34.0% 2023 up 16.4% 50th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 33.6% 2023 up 10.2% 63rd
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 34.0% 2023 up 16.8% 50th
Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 34 2023 up 16.4% 49th
Gender Development Index 0.928 2022 up 1.4% 131st
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 69.0% 2024 up 102.9% 84th
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 80.0% 2024 up 66.7% 47th
Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1.02 2024 up 5.7% 56th
Gender Inequality Index 0.365 2022 down 17.6% 78th
Suicide Rate 0.7 2021 down 16.7% 180th
Female migrants 51.0% 2020 up 6.4% 67th
Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions 4.55 2024 178th
Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) 18.3% 2019 up 19.6% 69th
Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 12.5 2019 up 48.3% 102nd
Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) 17.2% 2019 up 3.6% 99th
Mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women 126 2019 down 0.8% 112th
Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 329 2019 up 70.5% 88th
Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women 117 2019 unchanged 87th
Mean hemoglobin level of women of reproductive age 126 2019 down 0.8% 102nd
Age-Standardized Mortality Rate Attributed to Noncommunicable Diseases 526.89 2019 down 6.6% 105th
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.1% 2026 up 24.7% 173rd