Gender in Peru 258 indicators covering gender for Peru. 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? 0 2023 — 123rd Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 80 2023 unchanged 105th 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 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 100 2023 unchanged 1st 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 95 2023 up 2.7% 26th Women Business and the Law Index 95 2023 up 2.7% 26th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 122.6% 2025 up 31.9% 70th Share of female employment by economic sector 21.7% 2025 down 4.8% 73rd Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 51 2023 down 32.0% 94th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 22.8 2019 up 11.8% 194th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 18.4 2019 down 4.2% 194th Total Fertility Rate 2.16 2022 down 13.0% 93rd Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 71.24 2017 up 110.0% 49th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 14.89 years 2017 up 15.3% 69th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 15.09 years 2017 up 18.7% 48th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 21.1% 2025 down 5.2% 100th Women of reproductive age 9.03 million 2023 up 16.0% 40th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 71.2% 2026 up 10.2% 92nd Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 6.3% 2020 up 3.5% 173rd Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 54 2026 up 86.2% 76th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 41.5% 2026 up 86.2% 25th Share of women in ministerial positions 10.5% 2024 down 76.3% 155th Share of women in parliament 41.5% 2025 up 86.2% 23rd Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 96.44 2021 up 25.9% 31st Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 35.0% 2016 up 6.9% 45th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 36.8% 2016 up 5.7% 58th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 38.46 2024 up 72.4% 32nd Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.82 ratio 2026 up 57.7% 21st Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 125.3% 2025 up 32.6% 66th Share of pregnant women who have anemia 28.8% 2023 up 8.3% 89th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 1,872 2023 up 37.5% 52nd Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 21.0% 2023 up 17.3% 147th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 28.8% 2023 up 8.3% 95th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 20.7% 2023 up 18.3% 148th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 21 2023 up 17.3% 137th Gender Development Index 0.952 2022 up 1.0% 105th Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 35.9% 2024 up 44.5% 74th Literacy rate, adult female 90.7% 2024 up 0.2% 47th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 86.0% 2024 up 45.8% 47th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 79.0% 2024 up 102.6% 49th ← Previous Page 3 of 5 Next →