Gender in Lesotho 216 indicators covering gender for Lesotho. 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? 0 2023 — 131st 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? 1 2023 unchanged 1st 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 — 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 100 2023 up 25.0% 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 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st 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 unchanged 121st Women Business and the Law Index 80.62 2023 up 3.2% 96th Women Business and the Law Index 80.62 2023 up 3.2% 96th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 204.7% 2025 up 4.7% 14th Share of female employment by economic sector 19.8% 2025 up 12.9% 76th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 478 2023 down 44.1% 11th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 32.1 2019 down 3.9% 157th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 46.8 2019 up 1.1% 12th Total Fertility Rate 2.98 2022 down 9.8% 57th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 9.94 2018 up 170.4% 163rd 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 12.54 years 2017 up 9.4% 108th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 11.73 years 2017 up 5.8% 122nd Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 11.8% 2025 down 45.8% 146th Women of reproductive age 638,077 2023 up 17.4% 141st Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 82.8% 2026 up 6.2% 36th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 57.1% 2020 down 6.7% 46th Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 30 2026 unchanged 116th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 25.0% 2026 unchanged 108th Share of women in ministerial positions 11.8% 2024 down 45.8% 147th Share of women in parliament 25.0% 2025 unchanged 101st Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 33.05 2019 down 9.9% 148th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 48.1% 2016 up 0.7% 26th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 57.2% 2016 down 4.3% 17th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 25 2024 down 6.2% 100th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.48 ratio 2026 up 4.3% 95th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 187.9% 2024 up 30.0% 22nd Access to justice women row, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2013 — 42nd Share of pregnant women who have anemia 35.8% 2023 up 16.2% 50th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 217.3 2023 up 72.5% 127th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 34.2% 2023 up 44.3% 49th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 35.8% 2023 up 16.2% 51st Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 34.1% 2023 up 47.0% 49th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 34.2 2023 up 44.3% 48th Gender Development Index 0.999 2022 up 0.3% 31st Literacy rate, adult female 96.6% 2024 down 1.9% 20th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 98.0% 2024 up 100.0% 1st Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 88.0% 2024 up 125.6% 23rd ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →