Archive · 13 Jun 2025
India Slips in Gender Gap Index, Now Ranks 131
The Global Gender Gap Report measures how equal things are for men and women worldwide.
India has fallen to 131st place out of 146 countries.
The report looks at things like jobs, education, health, and politics.
While India improved in some areas like jobs and education, the country still lags behind other nations.
Political empowerment saw a slight decrease.
Bangladesh is doing well in South Asia.
Overall, the world is getting a little closer to gender equality.
India ranked 131st out of 146 countries in the 2025 Global Gender Gap Report.
The report assesses gender parity across Economic Participation, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment.
India's overall parity score is 64.1%, with improvements in Economic Participation and Educational Attainment.
India's political empowerment score slightly decreased due to reduced female representation in parliament and ministerial roles.
Bangladesh is the top-performing South Asian country, ranking 24th globally, while the global gender gap has closed to 68.8%.
- Who
- World Economic Forum (WEF).
- What
- India's ranking in the Global Gender Gap Report.
- When
- Report released in 2025.
- Where
- Globally, with a focus on India and South Asia.
- Why
- To measure gender parity across countries.
Concerns Regarding Political Empowerment
Focus on Positive Trends
Overall Performance
Concerns Regarding Political Empowerment
Decline in India's political empowerment due to reduced female representation in Parliament and ministerial roles.
Focus on Positive Trends
Improved scores in areas of economic participation and education.
- India's Rank
- 131/146
- Parity Score
- 64.1%
- Index Dimensions
- Economic Participation, Education, Health, Political Empowerment
- Best Performing South Asian Country
- Bangladesh (Ranked 24)
- Improvement in Economic Participation
- +.9 percentage points
Sources
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