Gender in Sri Lanka 237 indicators covering gender for Sri Lanka. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 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? 0 2023 — 131st Can a Woman Work at Night in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 170th Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 0 2023 — 98th Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 25 2023 unchanged 166th 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 1 2023 unchanged 1st 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 50 2023 unchanged 137th 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 75 2023 unchanged 121st Women Business and the Law Index 65.62 2023 up 4.0% 148th Women Business and the Law Index 65.62 2023 up 4.0% 148th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 162.3% 2025 down 0.9% 32nd Share of female employment by economic sector 26.0% 2025 down 19.7% 64th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 18 2023 down 21.7% 127th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 34.4 2019 up 4.6% 133rd Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 36.5 2019 up 9.9% 111th Total Fertility Rate 1.97 2022 down 10.1% 105th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 20.74 2023 up 16.8% 132nd 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 14.46 years 2018 up 4.5% 78th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.76 years 2018 up 2.8% 79th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 8.7% 2025 up 22.5% 165th Women of reproductive age 5.77 million 2023 up 3.6% 57th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 74.4% 2026 up 2.3% 78th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 36.6% 2020 down 4.8% 83rd Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 22 2026 up 69.2% 138th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 9.8% 2026 up 69.2% 185th Share of women in ministerial positions 9.1% 2024 up 213.5% 166th Share of women in parliament 9.8% 2025 up 100.0% 172nd Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 71.84 2020 up 22.4% 92nd Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 24.0% 2016 up 5.8% 77th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 35.7% 2016 up 1.4% 63rd Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 10 2024 up 73.1% 168th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.19 ratio 2026 up 90.0% 152nd Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 176.1% 2024 up 5.7% 27th Share of pregnant women who have anemia 22.9% 2023 down 16.7% 153rd Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 1,203 2023 down 14.0% 70th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 20.9% 2023 down 17.1% 148th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 22.9% 2023 down 16.7% 166th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 20.9% 2023 down 16.7% 147th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 20.9 2023 down 17.1% 138th Gender Development Index 0.947 2022 down 0.9% 113th Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 21.1% 2023 down 27.6% 125th Literacy rate, adult female 92.1% 2024 up 0.4% 43rd Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 73.0% 2024 up 305.6% 71st Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 71.0% 2024 up 373.3% 69th Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 0.9935 2023 down 8.8% 132nd Gender Inequality Index 0.376 2022 down 6.9% 74th ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →