Gender in Nigeria 220 indicators covering gender for Nigeria. 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? 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? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 100 2023 unchanged 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 75 2023 unchanged 121st Women Business and the Law Index 66.25 2023 up 5.0% 146th Women Business and the Law Index 66.25 2023 up 5.0% 146th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 142.1% 2025 up 33.0% 45th Share of female employment by economic sector 23.6% 2025 down 24.3% 71st Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 993 2023 down 13.4% 1st Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 33 2019 down 4.9% 147th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 39 2019 up 2.4% 91st Total Fertility Rate 5.14 2022 down 11.8% 8th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 11.81 2018 up 28.2% 154th 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 8.18 years 2011 up 17.3% 161st School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 9.17 years 2011 up 8.0% 161st Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 8.6% 2025 down 64.4% 166th Women of reproductive age 54.28 million 2023 up 32.3% 7th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 44.2% 2026 up 33.5% 158th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 58.3% 2020 up 0.6% 44th Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 15 2026 down 25.0% 155th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 4.2% 2026 down 24.3% 201st Share of women in ministerial positions 8.8% 2024 down 64.7% 167th Share of women in parliament 4.2% 2025 down 24.2% 184th Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 23.46 2018 down 38.8% 165th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 77.1% 2016 up 2.8% 7th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 66.3% 2016 down 2.1% 9th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 3.91 2024 down 41.3% 182nd Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.08 ratio 2026 up 14.3% 166th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 154.1% 2024 up 20.8% 38th Share of pregnant women who have anemia 45.0% 2023 down 8.4% 26th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 20,199 2023 up 16.9% 4th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 37.9% 2023 down 11.7% 37th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 45.0% 2023 down 8.4% 27th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 37.2% 2023 down 11.6% 39th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 37.9 2023 down 11.7% 36th Gender Development Index 0.886 2022 up 3.1% 152nd Literacy rate, adult female 62.4% 2024 up 27.2% 73rd Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 89.0% 2024 up 102.3% 35th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 84.0% 2024 up 200.0% 36th Gender Inequality Index 0.677 2022 up 0.1% 2nd Suicide Rate 4.99 2021 up 1.0% 123rd ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →