Gender in Myanmar 235 indicators covering gender for Myanmar. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st 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? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 162nd Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 75 2023 unchanged 135th 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? 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? 0 2023 — 98th Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 50 2023 unchanged 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? 1 2023 unchanged 1st 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? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 0 2023 — 165th Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 80 2023 unchanged 105th 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 0 2023 — 154th 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 25 2023 unchanged 169th Women Business and the Law Index 58.75 2023 unchanged 161st Women Business and the Law Index 58.75 2023 unchanged 161st Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 82.8% 2025 down 32.1% 161st Share of female employment by economic sector 37.8% 2025 down 24.2% 46th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 185 2023 down 21.9% 40th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 35.2 2019 up 1.1% 123rd Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 40 2019 up 8.7% 80th Total Fertility Rate 2.13 2022 down 6.5% 95th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 20.37 2018 up 84.4% 134th Women have the same rights to remarry as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 10.87 years 2018 — 136th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 10.47 years 2018 — 151st Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 3.8% 2019 — 182nd Women of reproductive age 14.38 million 2023 up 5.1% 25th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 80.1% 2026 up 7.2% 51st Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 37.7% 2020 down 8.3% 81st Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 65 2022 up 364.3% 62nd Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 15.3% 2022 up 331.9% 161st Share of women in ministerial positions 3.8% 2019 — 182nd Share of women in parliament 15.3% 2021 up 331.5% 148th Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 8.53 2018 up 61.2% 185th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 27.8% 2016 up 3.3% 65th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 42.0% 2016 down 6.7% 48th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 15.29 2021 up 331.5% 149th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 142.7% 2020 up 37.8% 47th Share of pregnant women who have anemia 43.4% 2023 down 2.5% 29th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 5,685 2023 up 17.9% 16th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 39.7% 2023 up 11.5% 30th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 43.4% 2023 down 2.5% 30th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 39.5% 2023 up 12.2% 29th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 39.7 2023 up 11.5% 29th Gender Development Index 0.941 2022 down 1.8% 116th Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 27.8% 2020 down 17.1% 111th Literacy rate, adult female 92.6% 2020 up 5.7% 41st Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 78.0% 2024 up 129.4% 60th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 73.0% 2024 up 151.7% 62nd Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1.05 2018 down 0.7% 23rd ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →