Gender in Nepal 220 indicators covering gender for Nepal. 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? 0 2023 down 100.0% 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 75 2023 down 25.0% 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? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Work at Night in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 — 1st Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 1 2023 — 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 100 2023 up 100.0% 1st Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 — 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? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 100 2023 up 25.0% 1st 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 — 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 1 2023 — 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 75 2023 up 200.0% 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 100 2023 up 300.0% 1st Women Business and the Law Index 80.62 2023 up 63.3% 96th Women Business and the Law Index 80.62 2023 up 63.3% 96th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 121.3% 2025 up 1.4% 73rd Share of female employment by economic sector 35.9% 2025 down 12.1% 49th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 142 2023 down 45.0% 52nd Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 39.6 2019 up 1.3% 74th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 33.9 2019 unchanged 135th Total Fertility Rate 2.01 2022 down 15.9% 101st Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 21.29 2024 up 60.8% 131st 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 13.38 years 2019 up 22.7% 101st School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 12.92 years 2019 up 14.9% 96th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 21.4% 2025 up 57.6% 97th Women of reproductive age 8.55 million 2023 up 15.0% 46th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 61.6% 2026 up 6.6% 115th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 56.2% 2020 up 0.3% 48th Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 92 2025 down 47.7% 34th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 33.5% 2025 up 13.5% 61st Share of women in ministerial positions 9.5% 2024 down 30.0% 161st Share of women in parliament 33.1% 2024 up 12.2% 58th Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 93.7 2022 up 6.9% 44th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 28.6% 2016 up 9.0% 61st Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 45.9% 2016 down 2.2% 37th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 33.09 2024 up 12.2% 54th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.62 ratio 2025 — 56th Share of pregnant women who have anemia 35.2% 2023 down 9.0% 54th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 2,836 2023 up 21.9% 38th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 33.2% 2023 up 4.7% 53rd Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 35.2% 2023 down 9.0% 55th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 33.2% 2023 up 6.1% 53rd Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 33.2 2023 up 4.7% 52nd Gender Development Index 0.885 2022 down 2.5% 153rd Literacy rate, adult female 59.4% 2019 up 37.1% 74th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 83.0% 2024 up 159.4% 53rd Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 71.0% 2024 up 238.1% 69th Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 0.9017 2024 down 11.6% 166th Gender Inequality Index 0.495 2022 down 3.7% 39th ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →