Gender in Sierra Leone 213 indicators covering gender for Sierra Leone. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 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 — 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 — 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 100 2023 up 100.0% 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 1 2023 — 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 up 33.3% 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 300.0% 1st Women Business and the Law Index 92.5 2023 up 46.5% 36th Women Business and the Law Index 92.5 2023 up 46.5% 36th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 50.4% 2025 up 17.6% 181st Share of female employment by economic sector 44.0% 2025 down 21.0% 37th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 354 2023 down 58.0% 19th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 38 2019 down 7.8% 88th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 43.4 2019 down 2.3% 31st Total Fertility Rate 3.88 2022 down 23.5% 32nd Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 1.99 2002 up 59.4% 191st 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 5.4 years 2001 — 175th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 7.3 years 2001 — 173rd Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 33.3% 2025 up 383.1% 40th Women of reproductive age 2.13 million 2023 up 33.8% 97th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 55.1% 2026 up 29.3% 135th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 66.0% 2020 down 0.2% 34th Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 42 2026 up 180.0% 88th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 28.2% 2026 up 127.3% 93rd Share of women in ministerial positions 33.3% 2024 up 223.6% 45th Share of women in parliament 29.5% 2025 up 138.2% 81st Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 25 2021 up 299.2% 163rd Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 87.5% 2016 up 1.4% 1st Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 76.4% 2016 down 0.5% 3rd Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 29.53 2024 up 144.1% 71st Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.56 ratio 2026 up 124.0% 78th Share of pregnant women who have anemia 53.7% 2023 up 4.5% 9th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 936.2 2023 up 31.8% 78th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 44.6% 2023 down 1.3% 19th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 53.7% 2023 up 4.5% 10th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 43.9% 2023 down 1.6% 19th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 44.6 2023 down 1.3% 18th Gender Development Index 0.885 2022 up 2.3% 153rd Literacy rate, adult female 33.9% 2019 up 40.5% 84th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 95.0% 2024 up 331.8% 19th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 82.0% 2024 up 720.0% 42nd Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1.07 2024 up 6.2% 18th Gender Inequality Index 0.613 2022 down 4.7% 9th ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →