Global Gender Gap Report 2025
Kartavya Desk Staff
Source: LM
Context: India slipped to 131st position out of 148 countries in the Global Gender Gap Report 2025, released by the World Economic Forum (WEF), highlighting persistent challenges in gender equality.
About Global Gender Gap Report 2025:
• What It Is? An annual report that benchmarks gender parity across countries, helping track progress toward closing gender gaps.
• An annual report that benchmarks gender parity across countries, helping track progress toward closing gender gaps.
• Published By: World Economic Forum (WEF)
• Assessment Criteria: Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment.
• Features:
• 19th edition covering 148 economies Global gender gap closed to 68.8%, but full parity still 123 years away Aims to inform policy by highlighting both progress and setbacks Uses a parity score (0–100%) to reflect gender equality across sectors
• 19th edition covering 148 economies
• Global gender gap closed to 68.8%, but full parity still 123 years away
• Aims to inform policy by highlighting both progress and setbacks
• Uses a parity score (0–100%) to reflect gender equality across sectors
About India’s Status in Global Gender Gap Report 2025:
• Current Rank:
• 131st out of 148 countries (slipped from 129th in 2024) Parity Score: 64.1% (among the lowest in South Asia)
• 131st out of 148 countries (slipped from 129th in 2024)
• Parity Score: 64.1% (among the lowest in South Asia)
• Positives:
• Economic Participation improved by 0.9 points to 40.7%, with earned income parity rising to 29.9% Educational Attainment score reached 97.1%, driven by improved female literacy and tertiary enrolment Health and Survival showed gains due to better sex ratio at birth and healthy life expectancy
• Economic Participation improved by 0.9 points to 40.7%, with earned income parity rising to 29.9%
• Educational Attainment score reached 97.1%, driven by improved female literacy and tertiary enrolment
• Health and Survival showed gains due to better sex ratio at birth and healthy life expectancy
• Negatives:
• Political Empowerment fell for the second consecutive year Female MPs dropped from 14.7% to 13.8% Women ministers fell from 6.5% to 5.6% Overall gender parity worsened, with declining representation in public leadership roles
• Political Empowerment fell for the second consecutive year Female MPs dropped from 14.7% to 13.8% Women ministers fell from 6.5% to 5.6%
• Female MPs dropped from 14.7% to 13.8%
• Women ministers fell from 6.5% to 5.6%
• Overall gender parity worsened, with declining representation in public leadership roles
• Regional Comparison:
• Bangladesh: Best in South Asia, ranked 24th globally Other Neighbours: Nepal (125), Sri Lanka (130), Bhutan (119), Maldives (138), Pakistan (148 – last)
• Bangladesh: Best in South Asia, ranked 24th globally
• Other Neighbours: Nepal (125), Sri Lanka (130), Bhutan (119), Maldives (138), Pakistan (148 – last)