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Time of India
a day ago
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- Time of India
India ranked 131 of 148 nations on Global Gender Gap Index 2025
NEW DELHI: India has been ranked 131 out of 148 countries on the Global Gender Gap Index 2025 with an overall gender parity score of 64.4%, a relative drop from 2024, when the country was placed at 129 out of 146 nations. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now This has been attributed to 'performance of other economies', even as the Indian economy's overall performance improved in absolute terms by +0.3 points. The report released by the World Economic Forum on Thursday also showed that India has recorded a slight drop in parity (-0.6 points) since the last edition as far as 'political empowerment' was concerned. Data showed that female representation in Parliament fell from 14.7% to 13.8% in 2025, lowering the indicator score for the second year in a row below 2023 levels. Similarly, the share of women in ministerial roles fell from 6.5% to 5.6%, moving the indicator score (5.9%) further away this year from its highest level of 30% in 2019. The index annually measures gender parity across four key dimensions — economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival, and political empowerment. Globally no economy has yet achieved full gender parity. The global gender gap score in 2025 for all 148 economies in the index closed at 68.8%. Globally, the second-largest gap to bridge is in 'economic participation and opportunity'. Among the 148 economies covered in the 2025 edition, the score for this subindex varies from 31.3% in Sudan to 87.3% in Botswana. In this dimension, India has increased parity where its score has improved by + 0.9 percentage points. However, it figures in the bottom five countries of this subindex — Sudan, Pakistan (34.7%), Iran (34.9%), Egypt (40.6%) and India (40.7%). Tired of too many ads? go ad free now 'These countries are marked by extremely low estimated earned-income ratios, with women accessing less than one-third of economic resources available to men. They also show minimal gender parity in senior workplace roles, with females-to-males ratios not exceeding 0.4, and labour-force participation rates reflecting less than half parity between women and men,' the report said. The report, however, shows that parity in estimated earned income in India has also increased from 28.6% to 29.9%. Scores in labour-force participation rate remains the same (45.9%), duplicating India's highest level achieved to date, it said. In terms of educational attainment, India scores 97.1%, reflecting positive shifts in female shares for literacy and tertiary education enrolment, which result in positive score improvements for the subindex as a whole. India also recorded higher parity in health and survival, driven by improved scores in sex ratio at birth and in healthy life expectancy. However, similar to other countries, parity in the latter is obtained despite an overall reduction in men's and women's life expectancy. Iceland (92.6%) continues to lead the index, holding the top position for 16 consecutive years, and remains the only economy to have closed more than 90% of its gender gap since 2022. India's neighbours — Bangladesh is ranked 24, China 103, Bhutan 119, Nepal 125, Sri Lanka 130, Pakistan last at 148. For most economies covered in both the 2006 and 2025 editions, sex ratio at birth has remained largely unchanged. In Albania and Georgia, the ratio increased slightly, by 0.02 and 0.08, respectively. The largest decreases over the same period are observed in India (-0.01) and the Philippines (-0.02).
Indian Express
2 days ago
- Business
- Indian Express
WEF Gender Gap Index 2025: Top 10 best and worst countries for gender parity
WEF Global Gender Gap Index 2025: According to the WEF Global Gender Gap Report 2025, the global gender gap has marginally narrowed in 2025, from 68.4% in 2024 to 68.8% in 2025, in 148 economies that were surveyed. However, the overall pace still lags behind pre-pandemic trends. At the aggregate level, high-income economies have closed 74.3% of their gender gap, slightly higher than the averages recorded in lower-income groups; however, the best performers in the three lower-income categories have narrowed a larger percentage of their gender disparities than more than half of the high-income countries. Notably, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Ecuador, Bangladesh, and Ethiopia have shown to be the most effective economies in overcoming gender inequalities across each income level. The top 10 economies in the Global Gender Gap Index 2025 have succeeded in minimising gender gaps by at least 80%. Iceland retains the world's most gender-equal economy for the 16th consecutive year, closing 92.6% of the gender gap – the only economy to reach 90% parity. European countries account for eight of the top ten rankings; Iceland, Finland, Norway, and Sweden have all been in the top ten since 2006. Source: World Economic Forum – The Global Gender Gap Index 2025 Rankings The bottom 10 countries in the Global Gender Gap Index 2025—led by Pakistan, Sudan, Chad, and Iran—continue to show the widest gender disparities globally. Source: World Economic Forum – The Global Gender Gap Index 2025 Rankings In 2025, India ranked 131st in global gender parity out of 148 countries, with a score of 64.4%, down three positions from the previous year. While it's way behind its neighbours – Bhutan (119th), Nepal (125th) and Sri Lanka (130th) – it saw an improvement in economic participation and opportunity. The score rose to 40.7%, supported by an increase in estimated earned income from 28.6% to 29.9%, while labour-force participation remained steady at 45.9%. In educational attainment, India scored 97.1%, reflecting gains in female literacy and tertiary education enrolment. Health and survival also improved due to a better sex ratio at birth and increased healthy life expectancy. However, political empowerment declined, with women's representation in parliament dropping from 14.7% to 13.8%. Cherry Gupta is an Assistant Manager - Content at The Indian Express. She is responsible for crafting compelling narratives, uncovering the latest news and developments, and driving engaging content based on data and trends to boost website traffic and audience engagement. One can connect with her on LinkedIn or by mail at ... Read More
