Women in Sri Lanka
Three Sri Lanka women work at garment factory | |
| General Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Maternal mortality (per 100,000) | 36 (2017) |
| Women in parliament | 5% (2021) |
| Women over 25 with secondary education | 99% (2010) |
| Women in labour force | 34.1% (2014) |
| Gender Inequality Index | |
| Value | 0.383 (2021) |
| Rank | 90th out of 162 |
| Global Gender Gap Index | |
| Value | 0.670 (2022) |
| Rank | 110th out of 146 |
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Women in Sri Lanka make up to 52.09% of the population according to the 2012 census of Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan women have contributed greatly to the country's development, in many areas. Historically, a masculine bias has dominated Sri Lankan culture, although woman have been allowed to vote in elections since 1931. Although Sri Lanka has been tremendously successful in achieving greater gender parity, women still suffer a lower status compared with men.
In 2017, Sri Lanka was ranked the world's 11th safest country for women by the New World Wealthy research group.