Gender in Pakistan 235 indicators covering gender for Pakistan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 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 — 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 up 100.0% 122nd Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 145th 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? 0 2023 — 123rd Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 60 2023 unchanged 143rd Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st 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 50 2023 unchanged 137th 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 33.3% 1st Women Business and the Law Index 58.75 2023 up 25.3% 161st Women Business and the Law Index 58.75 2023 up 25.3% 161st Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 107.7% 2025 down 35.1% 100th Share of female employment by economic sector 68.0% 2025 down 5.4% 12th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 155 2023 down 29.5% 47th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 41.6 2019 up 3.2% 59th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 44.8 2019 up 6.4% 22nd Total Fertility Rate 3.41 2022 down 18.2% 46th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 10.86 2024 up 24.1% 155th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 7.58 years 2018 up 25.8% 166th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 8.92 years 2018 up 20.7% 164th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 3.4% 2025 — 183rd Women of reproductive age 60.55 million 2023 up 19.3% 5th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 55.6% 2026 up 14.6% 132nd Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 93.3% 2020 down 0.1% 11th Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 72 2026 up 2.9% 52nd Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 21.7% 2026 up 5.3% 125th Share of women in ministerial positions 0.0% 2024 — 184th Share of women in parliament 17.0% 2025 down 17.2% 141st Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 82.56 2019 up 13.1% 75th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 20.4% 2016 up 36.3% 93rd Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 40.5% 2016 up 1.7% 49th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 17.04 2024 down 17.8% 140th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.44 ratio 2026 up 7.3% 102nd Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 107.7% 2025 down 35.4% 97th Share of pregnant women who have anemia 39.1% 2023 down 13.7% 42nd Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 28,510 2023 up 22.6% 3rd Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 46.5% 2023 up 1.5% 11th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 39.1% 2023 down 13.7% 43rd Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 47.1% 2023 up 2.8% 8th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 46.5 2023 up 1.5% 10th Gender Development Index 0.834 2022 up 19.7% 172nd Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 5.7% 2021 up 73.0% 142nd Literacy rate, adult female 48.5% 2021 up 15.6% 79th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 24.0% 2024 up 300.0% 136th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 14.0% 2024 up 366.7% 140th Gender Inequality Index 0.522 2022 down 10.3% 30th Suicide Rate 5.64 2021 down 9.9% 114th Female migrants 44.7% 2020 down 5.7% 166th Share of temporary employees 82.6 2025 up 11.8% 2nd Time-related underemployment, female 0.3% 2025 down 37.3% 100th Time-related underemployment, male 0.5% 2025 up 4.8% 95th ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →