Gender in South Africa 241 indicators covering gender for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 80 2023 unchanged 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 — 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 100 2023 up 33.3% 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 0 2023 — 154th Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 0 2023 — 128th Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 25 2023 unchanged 166th 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 88.12 2023 up 7.6% 55th Women Business and the Law Index 88.12 2023 up 7.6% 55th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 113.3% 2025 down 5.2% 89th Share of female employment by economic sector 3.8% 2025 down 10.7% 123rd Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 118 2023 down 34.4% 60th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 43.8 2019 up 1.4% 45th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 44.3 2019 down 5.5% 26th Total Fertility Rate 2.34 2022 down 4.3% 83rd Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 23.49 2023 up 26.3% 125th 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 13.87 years 2018 up 1.2% 88th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.21 years 2018 down 0.6% 93rd Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 40.6% 2025 down 2.6% 22nd Women of reproductive age 17.56 million 2023 up 12.9% 19th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 80.9% 2026 up 2.5% 45th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 46.9% 2020 up 1.2% 63rd Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 179 2026 up 6.5% 10th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 44.8% 2026 up 6.5% 16th Share of women in ministerial positions 43.8% 2024 up 17.9% 18th Share of women in parliament 44.9% 2025 up 6.8% 16th Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 17.55 2020 down 5.2% 172nd Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 9.0% 2016 down 42.9% 137th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 9.2% 2016 down 0.3% 160th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 44.7 2024 up 7.7% 14th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.86 ratio 2026 down 3.4% 15th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 111.9% 2024 down 2.8% 89th Access to justice women row, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2023 — 42nd Share of pregnant women who have anemia 29.3% 2023 up 2.4% 87th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 5,495 2023 up 34.0% 17th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 31.2% 2023 up 17.7% 64th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 29.3% 2023 up 2.4% 93rd Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 31.3% 2023 up 18.6% 64th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 31.2 2023 up 17.7% 63rd Gender Development Index 0.985 2022 up 1.1% 62nd Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 35.5% 2024 up 14.2% 77th Literacy rate, adult female 90.8% 2024 down 2.4% 46th ← Previous Page 3 of 5 Next →