Global Gender Gap Report 2025

Global Gender Gap Report 2025: Recently, the World Economic Forum (WEF) released the Global Gender Gap Report 2025, highlighting persistent gender disparities across the globe.

• Key Highlights: Iceland continues to lead the index for the 16th consecutive year, followed by Finland, Norway, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand.

o Global Trends: The global gender gap has closed by 68.8%, marking the strongest improvement since the COVID-19 pandemic.

o At the current pace, full global gender parity is still 123 years away.

o Bangladesh is the highest-ranked country in South Asia, climbing 75 places to secure the 24th position globally.

o India has dropped to the 131st position out of 148 countries, with a gender parity score of 64.1%, ranking below Bhutan (119), Nepal (125), and Sri Lanka (130).

o Only Maldives (138) and Pakistan (148) rank lower than India in the region.

• About Global Gender Gap Report: An index designed to measure gender equality.

o Annually benchmarks the current state and evolution of gender parity across different dimensions.

o Published by: World Economic Forum.

o Parameters: Economic participation and opportunity , Educational attainment , Political empowerment and Health and survival.