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