WEF's Global Gender Gap Report 2025
★ In News: India has ranked 131 out of 148 countries in WEF's Global Gender Gap Report 2025.
★ This represents a slight slip of two places from its 2024 ranking of 129th out of 146 countries.
★ Iceland maintains its top position for the 16th straight year, ahead of Finland, Norway, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand.
★ India's overall gender parity score of 64.4% is among the lowest in South Asia. Parity means state or condition of being equal.
★ Iceland is the only economy to surpass 90% parity.
★ In South Asia, India lags behind several of its neighbors:
- Bangladesh (24th)
- Bhutan (119th)
- Nepal (125th)
- Sri Lanka (130th)
★ Global Gender Gap Report is released annually by the WEF.
★ The index lies between 0 and 1. A score of 1 (or 100%) would indicate that there is no gender gap in that particular area.
★ A score of 0 (or 0%) would signify complete inequality.
★ Index assesses countries based on four key dimensions:
- Economic Participation and Opportunity
- Educational Attainment
- Health and Survival
- Political Empowerment
★ India's political empowerment performance remains weak, falling by 0.6 points from 2024.
★ Globally, the gender gap has closed by 68.8%, but at the current pace, full parity is still 123 years away.
