Gender in Syria

203 indicators covering gender for Syria.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
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 50 2023 up 100.0% 170th
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? 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 0 2023 183rd
Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 145th
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 1st
Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 0 2023 123rd
Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 0 2023 165th
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 40 2023 up 100.0% 161st
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? 0 2023 171st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 25 2023 unchanged 169th
Women Business and the Law Index 40 2023 up 16.4% 182nd
Women Business and the Law Index 40 2023 up 16.4% 182nd
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 172.8% 2025 up 5.6% 22nd
Share of female employment by economic sector 7.9% 2025 down 15.1% 100th
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 20 2023 down 20.0% 121st
Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 42.4 2019 down 1.4% 53rd
Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 39.8 2019 down 8.5% 82nd
Total Fertility Rate 2.7 2022 down 15.9% 69th
Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 43.76 2016 up 109.9% 94th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 9.07 years 2013 down 11.9% 155th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 9.25 years 2013 down 14.9% 160th
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 4.3% 2025 down 26.3% 179th
Women of reproductive age 6.42 million 2023 up 18.9% 54th
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 63.0% 2026 up 5.7% 111th
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 96.5% 2020 up 0.4% 6th
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 6 2026 down 80.6% 179th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 4.9% 2026 down 60.3% 196th
Share of women in ministerial positions 12.0% 2023 up 20.0% 146th
Share of women in parliament 4.9% 2025 down 60.3% 181st
Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 5.55 2013 down 42.0% 191st
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 7.8% 2016 down 13.8% 149th
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 34.8% 2016 up 21.0% 64th
Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 9.6 2024 down 20.0% 170th
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 264.6% 2010 up 45.5% 7th
Share of pregnant women who have anemia 35.2% 2023 up 8.0% 54th
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 1,978 2023 up 27.7% 49th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 31.0% 2023 up 6.9% 65th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 35.2% 2023 up 8.0% 55th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 30.8% 2023 up 7.3% 66th
Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 31 2023 up 6.9% 64th
Gender Development Index 0.805 2022 down 6.0% 175th
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 41.0% 2024 up 57.7% 127th
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 59.0% 2024 up 227.8% 105th
Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1.01 2024 up 3.7% 68th
Gender Inequality Index 0.487 2022 up 0.8% 42nd
Suicide Rate 0.59 2021 down 1.7% 183rd
Female migrants 50.2% 2020 up 2.7% 85th
Age at first marriage, female 25.4 2006 unchanged 63rd
Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions 12 2023 up 20.0% 144th