Gender in Malaysia 223 indicators covering gender for Malaysia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Can a Woman Travel Outside Her Home in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 176th Can a Woman Choose Where to Live in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 156th 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 50 2023 unchanged 170th 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? 1 2023 — 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? 0 2023 — 98th Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 75 2023 up 50.0% 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? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 0 2023 — 172nd Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 0 2023 — 123rd Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 40 2023 unchanged 161st 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 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 75 2023 unchanged 74th 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 60.62 2023 up 21.2% 157th Women Business and the Law Index 60.62 2023 up 21.2% 157th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 119.8% 2025 down 0.2% 77th Share of female employment by economic sector 4.7% 2025 down 40.0% 115th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 26 2023 down 10.3% 118th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 40.5 2019 down 3.1% 65th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 41 2019 down 2.8% 65th Total Fertility Rate 1.79 2022 down 15.5% 119th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 38.5 2024 up 0.3% 102nd School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 14.04 years 2017 up 10.2% 86th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.34 years 2017 up 11.5% 88th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 11.1% 2025 up 94.9% 148th Women of reproductive age 9.28 million 2023 up 16.2% 39th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 54.2% 2026 up 6.9% 136th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 65.7% 2020 down 3.9% 35th Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 30 2026 up 30.4% 116th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 13.6% 2026 up 31.0% 170th Share of women in ministerial positions 11.1% 2024 up 76.4% 149th Share of women in parliament 13.5% 2025 up 30.4% 158th Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 87.5 2021 up 10.6% 64th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 17.4% 2016 up 53.6% 100th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 18.1% 2016 down 9.4% 121st Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 13.51 2024 up 30.4% 158th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.29 ratio 2026 down 6.5% 136th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 125.2% 2022 up 11.8% 67th Share of pregnant women who have anemia 28.8% 2023 down 9.1% 89th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 2,911 2023 up 10.5% 36th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 31.3% 2023 down 4.9% 63rd Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 28.8% 2023 down 9.1% 95th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 31.4% 2023 down 4.8% 62nd Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 31.3 2023 down 4.9% 62nd Gender Development Index 0.973 2022 unchanged 85th Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 22.2% 2014 down 9.7% 123rd Literacy rate, adult female 94.7% 2022 up 4.3% 36th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 65.0% 2024 up 32.7% 91st Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 59.0% 2024 up 156.5% 105th Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 0.9892 2024 down 5.9% 138th Gender Inequality Index 0.202 2022 down 20.2% 111th ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →