Gender in Zambia 259 indicators covering gender for Zambia. 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? 0 2023 — 162nd Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 75 2023 up 50.0% 135th 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? 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 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 80 2023 unchanged 105th 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 up 100.0% 1st Women Business and the Law Index 81.25 2023 up 28.7% 91st Women Business and the Law Index 81.25 2023 up 28.7% 91st Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 94.1% 2025 down 0.6% 138th Share of female employment by economic sector 58.0% 2025 down 15.5% 22nd Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 85 2023 down 60.1% 70th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 30.3 2019 down 15.4% 172nd Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 33.8 2019 down 11.3% 138th Total Fertility Rate 4.24 2022 down 17.6% 23rd Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 3.96 2012 up 66.3% 185th 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 7.27 years 1988 up 9.8% 169th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 8.48 years 1988 up 5.5% 168th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 15.4% 2025 down 23.1% 123rd Women of reproductive age 5.22 million 2023 up 41.1% 62nd Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 73.6% 2026 up 11.5% 82nd Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 41.5% 2020 down 3.1% 76th Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 25 2026 up 25.0% 131st Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 15.0% 2026 up 18.2% 162nd Share of women in ministerial positions 16.0% 2024 up 6.7% 123rd Share of women in parliament 15.0% 2025 up 18.3% 150th Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 8.7 2017 up 243.1% 184th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 33.6% 2016 down 6.1% 48th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 50.9% 2016 down 6.5% 30th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 14.97 2024 up 39.1% 150th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.29 ratio 2026 down 9.4% 136th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 107.1% 2024 down 16.1% 98th Share of pregnant women who have anemia 36.7% 2023 down 0.8% 47th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 1,367 2023 up 47.0% 66th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 27.1% 2023 up 3.0% 93rd Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 36.7% 2023 down 0.8% 48th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 26.2% 2023 up 4.4% 96th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 27.1 2023 up 3.0% 86th Gender Development Index 0.93 2022 up 3.4% 128th Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 29.5% 2024 down 19.6% 102nd Literacy rate, adult female 64.4% 2024 down 17.5% 69th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 96.0% 2024 up 62.7% 14th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 95.0% 2024 up 58.3% 4th Gender Inequality Index 0.526 2022 down 9.5% 28th ← Previous Page 3 of 5 Next →