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World Development Indicators: Gender
8 World Development Indicators on gender, annual, from 1960 where the World Bank has them, for all reporting economies and aggregates. Includes: WBL: Enforcement Perceptions Index (scale 0-100); WBL: Legal Framework Index (scale 0-100); WBL: Supportive Framework Index (scale 0-100).
Definitions and method
Compiled by the World Bank in World Development Indicators from official national and international sources, listed against each indicator by the World Bank. Some series come from third parties, so their own terms may apply beyond the World Bank's CC BY 4.0: check the source named for the indicator before redistributing. Sources in this set include: Women, Business and the Law, World Bank (WB); Indicator name from the original source: Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic chores and care work, by sex, age and location (%); Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program; Indicator name from the original source: Final say in all of the decisions [Women]. Cells with no value are not stored.
| Indicator | Code | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| WBL: Enforcement Perceptions Index (scale 0-100) | GD_WBL_OVL_ENF | — |
| WBL: Legal Framework Index (scale 0-100) | GD_WBL_OVL_LAW | — |
| WBL: Supportive Framework Index (scale 0-100) | GD_WBL_OVL_SFR | — |
| Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) | SE.ADT.LITR.FE.ZS | — |
| Women participating in the three decisions (own health care, major household purchases, and visiting family) (% of women age 15-49) | SG.DMK.ALLD.FN.ZS | — |
| Women making their own informed decisions regarding sexual relations, contraceptive use and reproductive health care (% of women age 15-49) | SG.DMK.SRCR.FN.ZS | — |
| Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, female (% of 24 hour day) | SG.TIM.UWRK.FE | — |
| Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, male (% of 24 hour day) | SG.TIM.UWRK.MA | — |