Gender in Libya

192 indicators covering gender for Libya.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
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? 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? 0 2023 145th
Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 161st
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? 0 2023 165th
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 20 2023 unchanged 173rd
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? 0 2023 174th
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 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 50 2023 unchanged 147th
Women Business and the Law Index 50 2023 unchanged 175th
Women Business and the Law Index 50 2023 unchanged 175th
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 165.0% 2025 up 1.2% 29th
Share of female employment by economic sector 6.5% 2025 down 12.6% 105th
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 59 2023 down 21.3% 88th
Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 45.9 2019 down 0.9% 32nd
Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 39.4 2019 down 7.3% 88th
Total Fertility Rate 2.4 2022 down 10.4% 79th
Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 58.54 2003 up 292.8% 66th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 15.71 years 2003 52nd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 15.2 years 2003 45th
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 13.0% 2025 up 262.3% 137th
Women of reproductive age 1.92 million 2023 up 12.1% 103rd
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 42.0% 2026 up 28.4% 161st
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 96.7% 2020 up 0.7% 5th
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 28 2026 down 6.7% 125th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 16.5% 2026 up 3.2% 156th
Share of women in ministerial positions 11.5% 2024 up 220.5% 148th
Share of women in parliament 16.5% 2025 up 3.2% 143rd
Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 9.82 2006 up 124.5% 183rd
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 22.2% 2016 up 28.7% 85th
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 26.8% 2016 up 9.1% 87th
Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 16.47 2024 up 3.2% 142nd
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.33 ratio 2026 up 3.1% 127th
Share of pregnant women who have anemia 32.1% 2023 up 4.9% 69th
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 560.1 2023 up 16.7% 96th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 29.3% 2023 up 3.9% 77th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 32.1% 2023 up 4.9% 71st
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 29.2% 2023 up 4.3% 77th
Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 29.3 2023 up 3.9% 74th
Gender Development Index 0.988 2022 up 0.2% 52nd
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 52.0% 2023 up 48.6% 116th
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 49.0% 2023 down 19.7% 119th
Gender Inequality Index 0.266 2022 up 3.9% 98th
Suicide Rate 5 2021 down 23.7% 122nd
Female migrants 28.2% 2020 down 1.2% 204th
Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions 11.54 2024 up 220.5% 146th
Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) 18.3% 2019 up 5.2% 69th
Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 13.7 2019 down 4.9% 99th
Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) 17.9% 2019 up 3.5% 89th
Mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women 126 2019 unchanged 112th
Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 333 2019 up 12.9% 87th
Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women 116 2019 down 0.9% 103rd