Gender in Uganda 248 indicators covering gender for Uganda. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 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 — 1st Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 — 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 100 2023 up 100.0% 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 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 — 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 up 25.0% 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 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 75 2023 unchanged 74th 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 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index 83.75 2023 up 19.6% 77th Women Business and the Law Index 83.75 2023 up 19.6% 77th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 152.6% 2025 up 19.1% 40th Share of female employment by economic sector 70.8% 2025 down 7.7% 8th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 170 2023 down 44.8% 44th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 30.9 2019 down 11.2% 166th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 33.9 2019 down 4.0% 135th Total Fertility Rate 4.47 2022 down 22.8% 16th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 4.76 2016 up 33.5% 180th 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 10.53 years 2004 up 104.6% 142nd School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 11.23 years 2004 up 90.5% 137th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 33.3% 2025 up 12.6% 40th Women of reproductive age 11.90 million 2023 up 50.0% 29th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 65.2% 2026 up 31.2% 104th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 36.6% 2020 up 7.0% 82nd Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 189 2026 up 40.0% 9th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 34.0% 2026 down 2.8% 56th Share of women in ministerial positions 30.0% 2024 down 6.5% 61st Share of women in parliament 34.1% 2025 down 2.6% 50th Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 14.41 2017 up 33.8% 174th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 60.7% 2016 up 3.6% 19th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 55.5% 2016 down 1.3% 22nd Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 33.93 2024 down 3.0% 49th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.66 ratio 2026 down 1.5% 50th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 163.0% 2021 up 11.9% 34th Share of pregnant women who have anemia 35.0% 2023 up 1.2% 57th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 3,145 2023 up 72.9% 32nd Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 27.2% 2023 up 12.4% 92nd Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 35.0% 2023 up 1.2% 59th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 26.4% 2023 up 15.3% 95th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 27.2 2023 up 12.4% 85th Gender Development Index 0.899 2022 up 3.2% 150th Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 32.7% 2021 up 43.3% 92nd Literacy rate, adult female 73.5% 2024 up 18.8% 60th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 88.0% 2024 up 60.0% 44th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 81.0% 2024 up 92.9% 46th Gender Inequality Index 0.527 2022 down 4.0% 27th ← Previous Page 3 of 5 Next →