Gender in Senegal 245 indicators covering gender for Senegal. 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? 0 2023 — 156th 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 75 2023 unchanged 135th Can a Woman Work in a Job Deemed Dangerous in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 145th Can a Woman Work in An Industrial Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 — 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? 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? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 161st 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 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 up 33.3% 1st Women Business and the Law Index 72.5 2023 up 13.7% 134th Women Business and the Law Index 72.5 2023 up 13.7% 134th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 192.5% 2025 up 58.5% 16th Share of female employment by economic sector 24.5% 2025 down 13.7% 69th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 237 2023 down 38.4% 31st Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 37.3 2019 down 6.8% 98th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 42.9 2019 up 0.2% 38th Total Fertility Rate 4.31 2022 down 13.8% 21st Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 15.33 2024 up 40.9% 142nd School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 9.28 years 2019 up 26.2% 152nd School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 8.42 years 2019 up 5.7% 169th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 16.0% 2025 down 20.0% 119th Women of reproductive age 4.51 million 2023 up 38.5% 68th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 58.1% 2026 up 22.6% 123rd Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 81.5% 2020 down 0.4% 21st Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 68 2026 up 6.2% 58th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 41.2% 2026 down 3.4% 27th Share of women in ministerial positions 16.0% 2024 down 0.6% 123rd Share of women in parliament 41.2% 2025 down 3.4% 26th Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 17.58 2021 up 30.0% 171st Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 32.5% 2016 up 16.0% 51st Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 38.1% 2016 down 2.2% 56th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 41.21 2024 down 4.9% 21st Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.82 ratio 2026 up 2.5% 21st Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 150.9% 2024 up 24.3% 40th Share of pregnant women who have anemia 50.9% 2023 down 10.9% 14th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 1,915 2023 up 23.0% 51st Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 43.1% 2023 down 11.5% 24th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 50.9% 2023 down 10.9% 15th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 42.4% 2023 down 11.3% 24th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 43.1 2023 down 11.5% 23rd Gender Development Index 0.925 2022 up 3.5% 138th Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 23.5% 2024 up 1.4% 119th Literacy rate, adult female 41.5% 2023 up 22.9% 81st Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 98.0% 2024 up 75.0% 1st Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 56.0% 2024 up 100.0% 110th ← Previous Page 3 of 5 Next →