Gender in Paraguay 236 indicators covering gender for Paraguay. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 80 2023 up 33.3% 39th 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? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st 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 unchanged 1st Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st 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 100 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index 94.38 2023 up 2.7% 29th Women Business and the Law Index 94.38 2023 up 2.7% 29th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 163.5% 2025 up 43.1% 30th Share of female employment by economic sector 10.7% 2025 down 23.6% 90th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 58 2023 down 31.0% 90th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 61.6 2019 up 1.8% 1st Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 50.9 2019 down 1.5% 1st Total Fertility Rate 2.44 2022 down 6.9% 78th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 37.62 2010 up 117.5% 106th 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 12.53 years 2010 up 6.4% 109th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 11.87 years 2010 up 2.2% 121st Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 23.5% 2025 up 205.6% 80th Women of reproductive age 1.79 million 2023 up 13.3% 106th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 83.8% 2026 up 1.7% 29th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 16.5% 2020 down 3.2% 134th Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 19 2026 up 58.3% 144th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 23.8% 2026 up 58.3% 115th Share of women in ministerial positions 23.5% 2024 down 5.9% 86th Share of women in parliament 23.8% 2025 up 58.3% 107th Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 51.09 2020 up 31.3% 119th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 32.4% 2016 down 18.9% 52nd Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 31.0% 2016 down 10.7% 75th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 23.75 2024 up 58.3% 104th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.47 ratio 2026 up 56.7% 98th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 170.3% 2025 up 47.0% 31st Share of pregnant women who have anemia 27.8% 2023 up 4.9% 96th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 412.3 2023 up 37.0% 104th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 23.2% 2023 up 19.6% 128th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 27.8% 2023 up 4.9% 102nd Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 23.0% 2023 up 21.1% 128th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 23.2 2023 up 19.6% 119th Gender Development Index 0.994 2022 up 1.4% 41st Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 42.0% 2024 up 24.1% 37th Literacy rate, adult female 94.3% 2024 up 0.1% 39th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 55.0% 2024 up 52.8% 111th ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →