Gender in Lower middle income 18 indicators covering gender for Lower middle income. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female 401.20 million 2025 up 32.5% 12th Labor force, female, per capita 0.1362 units per person 2025 up 15.8% 39th Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 16.9% 13th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2 % change on previous year 2025 down 10.4% 18th Labor force, female, per square kilometre 20.14 units per square kilometre 2023 up 31.0% 8th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 122.0% 2025 up 8.7% 23rd School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 11.04 years 2019 up 14.1% 35th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 11.09 years 2019 up 9.1% 33rd Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 19.1% 2025 up 20.2% 32nd Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 42.8% 2016 up 3.3% 5th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 52.5% 2016 down 6.4% 2nd Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 123.8% 2024 up 12.6% 10th Literacy rate, adult female 72.3% 2024 up 12.0% 23rd Female migrants 50.5% 2020 up 2.0% 12th Rural population, female 30.9% 2015 down 6.2% 14th Rural population, male 31.7% 2015 down 7.0% 11th Urban population, female 18.1% 2015 up 13.6% 37th Urban population, male 19.3% 2015 up 13.3% 37th