Gender in Nicaragua 211 indicators covering gender for Nicaragua. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 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 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 unchanged 73rd 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 — 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 — 1st Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 100 2023 up 66.7% 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 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 100 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index 86.25 2023 up 19.0% 63rd Women Business and the Law Index 86.25 2023 up 19.0% 63rd Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 149.5% 2025 down 17.4% 42nd Share of female employment by economic sector 9.7% 2025 up 4.6% 92nd Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 60 2023 down 30.2% 87th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 34.5 2019 down 0.9% 131st Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 36.9 2019 down 0.8% 109th Total Fertility Rate 2.28 2022 down 10.4% 90th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 30.36 2023 up 85.6% 114th 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 11.17 years 2002 up 35.0% 133rd School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 10.56 years 2002 up 58.6% 148th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 60.0% 2025 up 27.4% 3rd Women of reproductive age 1.89 million 2023 up 14.9% 105th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 90.1% 2026 up 0.9% 4th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 29.1% 2020 down 5.4% 95th Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 50 2026 up 31.6% 80th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 55.0% 2026 up 33.1% 3rd Share of women in ministerial positions 64.3% 2024 up 12.6% 1st Share of women in parliament 54.9% 2025 up 33.0% 3rd Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 69.04 2020 up 24.2% 99th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 38.9% 2016 up 6.5% 39th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 25.8% 2016 down 20.6% 93rd Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 53.85 2024 up 27.0% 2nd Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 1.06 ratio 2026 up 14.0% 4th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 203.4% 2014 up 70.1% 16th Gender Development Index 0.949 2022 down 4.0% 109th Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 35.2% 2014 down 8.6% 79th Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1.01 2023 up 1.0% 71st Gender Inequality Index 0.397 2022 down 5.0% 67th Suicide Rate 4.24 2021 down 31.6% 139th Female migrants 48.6% 2020 down 0.4% 115th Age at first marriage, female 21.1 2012 up 3.4% 142nd Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions 64.29 2024 up 12.6% 1st Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) 10.3% 2019 up 17.0% 151st Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 12.3 2019 up 1.7% 104th Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) 15.1% 2019 up 6.3% 117th Mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women 132 2019 unchanged 9th Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 176 2019 up 34.4% 114th Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women 119 2019 unchanged 46th Mean hemoglobin level of women of reproductive age 131 2019 unchanged 18th Age-Standardized Mortality Rate Attributed to Noncommunicable Diseases 546.81 2019 down 3.7% 99th Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 1.1% 2026 up 14.3% 4th ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →