Gender in Mali

240 indicators covering gender for Mali.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
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? 0 2023 156th
Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 75 2023 up 50.0% 135th
Can a Woman Work in a Job Deemed Dangerous in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 145th
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 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 50 2023 up 100.0% 122nd
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? 0 2023 161st
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? 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 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 50 2023 up 100.0% 147th
Women Business and the Law Index 63.75 2023 up 17.2% 152nd
Women Business and the Law Index 63.75 2023 up 17.2% 152nd
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 104.3% 2025 up 18.4% 110th
Share of female employment by economic sector 60.9% 2025 down 1.6% 19th
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 367 2023 down 30.1% 16th
Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 30.5 2019 down 6.2% 171st
Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 38.3 2019 down 0.5% 99th
Total Fertility Rate 5.87 2022 down 10.1% 6th
Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 4.73 2019 down 10.6% 181st
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 6.8 years 2017 up 11.1% 170th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 8.11 years 2017 down 0.1% 170th
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 18.5% 2025 up 15.0% 113th
Women of reproductive age 5.35 million 2023 up 41.6% 61st
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 48.4% 2026 up 33.7% 151st
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 72.3% 2020 down 1.4% 29th
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 40 2026 up 207.7% 91st
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 30.1% 2026 up 240.3% 83rd
Share of women in ministerial positions 18.5% 2024 up 53.0% 108th
Share of women in parliament 30.1% 2025 up 240.1% 78th
Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 7.6 2020 up 138.5% 186th
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 50.7% 2016 up 9.6% 25th
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 54.7% 2016 up 5.0% 24th
Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 30.66 2024 up 221.9% 64th
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.61 ratio 2026 up 13.0% 63rd
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 191.3% 2024 up 136.3% 20th
Share of pregnant women who have anemia 62.1% 2023 up 4.0% 1st
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 2,986 2023 up 49.8% 35th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 56.5% 2023 up 5.2% 2nd
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 62.1% 2023 up 4.0% 1st
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 55.8% 2023 up 5.7% 2nd
Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 56.5 2023 up 5.2% 2nd
Gender Development Index 0.83 2022 down 0.2% 173rd
Literacy rate, adult female 27.7% 2024 up 25.0% 85th
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 73.0% 2024 up 128.1% 71st
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 64.0% 2024 up 190.9% 87th
Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 0.9121 2023 up 2.1% 163rd
Gender Inequality Index 0.607 2022 down 7.8% 12th
Suicide Rate 4.16 2021 up 0.5% 144th