Global Gender Gap Index 2025

Prelims: Current events of National and International Importance

Why in news?

World economic forum recently released the 2025^th edition of Global Gender Gap Index.

Global Gender Gap Index – It is an annual report to measure the extent of gender-based disparities across countries.
The Global Gender Gap Index measures gender parity across four key dimensions: Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment.
Published by – World Economic Forum (since 2006)
Latest Edition is 2025 (19th edition)
Total Countries Covered - 148

Pillars of the Index

Economic Participation and Opportunity
- Labour force participation
- Wage equality
- Estimated earned income
- Representation in leadership roles
Educational Attainment
- Literacy rate
- Enrollment in primary, secondary, and tertiary education
Health and Survival
- Sex ratio at birth
- Healthy life expectancy
Political Empowerment
- Women in Parliament
- Women in ministerial roles
- Years with a female head of state (in last 50 years)
Scoring System – Score Range is 0 to 1 where 1 = Perfect Gender Parity and 0 = Complete Disparity
India’s rank – India ranks 131^st out of 148 countries the 2025^th edition of Global Gender Gap Index.
It slipped 2 places from 129 in 2024.
India’s parity score in 2025 - 64.1%
India is the lowest-ranked in South Asia.
- Bangladesh - 24
- Nepal - 125
- Sri Lanka - 130
- Bhutan - 119
- Maldives - 138
- Pakistan - 148

GGGI

Global Gender Parity - 68.8% closed globally in 2025 – highest improvement since COVID-19.
It is estimated to take 123 years to achieve the Full Gender Parity globally at current pace.
Top 5 Countries:
- Iceland (1st for 16th year)
- Finland
- Norway
- United Kingdom
- New Zealand

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