Gender in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

19 indicators covering gender for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income).

Indicator	Latest	Year	10-yr change	Rank
Labor force, female	43.88 million	2025	up 8.4%	39th
Labor force, female, per capita	0.0582 units per person	2025	down 8.7%	45th
Labor force, female, per unit of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	2025	down 9.3%	25th
Labor force, female, annual growth rate	2 % change on previous year	2025	down 55.1%	16th
Labor force, female, per square kilometre	4.23 units per square kilometre	2023	up 12.6%	41st
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)	163.7%	2025	up 3.4%	3rd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female	12.68 years	2018	up 12.9%	22nd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male	13.14 years	2018	up 9.5%	21st
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions	13.2%	2025	up 34.8%	41st
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment)	15.9%	2016	up 3.3%	16th
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment)	26.5%	2016	up 4.4%	16th
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%)	182.5%	2021	up 38.7%	3rd
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female	38.4%	2024	up 98.3%	18th
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male	22.9%	2024	up 165.4%	18th
Female migrants	46.1%	2020	up 0.5%	37th
Rural population, female	24.1%	2015	down 5.9%	24th
Rural population, male	24.8%	2015	down 6.6%	24th
Urban population, female	25.2%	2015	up 7.4%	24th
Urban population, male	25.9%	2015	up 6.3%	24th