Global Gender Gap Index
How far a country has closed the gap between women and men across economic participation, educational attainment, health and survival, and political empowerment. It scores the gap, not the level, so a poor country can rank well.
Global Gender Gap Index: 2006 ranked 98 of 115; 2007 ranked 114 of 128; 2008 ranked 113 of 130; 2009 ranked 114 of 134; 2010 ranked 112 of 134; 2011 ranked 113 of 135; 2012 ranked 105 of 135; 2013 ranked 101 of 136; 2014 ranked 114 of 142; 2015 ranked 108 of 145; 2016 ranked 87 of 144; 2017 ranked 108 of 144; 2018 ranked 108 of 149; 2020 ranked 112 of 153; 2021 ranked 140 of 156; 2022 ranked 135 of 146; 2023 ranked 127 of 146; 2024 ranked 129 of 146; 2025 ranked 131 of 148.
Coverage
India only; 115-156 countries, nineteen editions from 2006. No report was published for 2019.
Limitations
Because it measures the gap rather than the level, a country can improve its parity score and still fall in rank when others improve faster, which is what happened to India in 2025. The field grew from 115 countries to 156 and then fell back to 146, which moves ranks on its own. Ranks and country counts before 2016 are the commonly cited published figures rather than values confirmed against a World Economic Forum primary source, because the report archive is not openly served, so an early-year percentile is approximate.
Every stored edition
| Year | Rank | Field | Parity score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 131 | 148 | 0.644 |
| 2024 | 129 | 146 | 0.641 |
| 2023 | 127 | 146 | — |
| 2022 | 135 | 146 | — |
| 2021 | 140 | 156 | — |
| 2020 | 112 | 153 | — |
| 2018 | 108 | 149 | — |
| 2017 | 108 | 144 | — |
| 2016 | 87 | 144 | — |
| 2015 | 108 | 145 | — |
| 2014 | 114 | 142 | — |
| 2013 | 101 | 136 | — |
| 2012 | 105 | 135 | — |
| 2011 | 113 | 135 | — |
| 2010 | 112 | 134 | — |
| 2009 | 114 | 134 | — |
| 2008 | 113 | 130 | — |
| 2007 | 114 | 128 | — |
| 2006 | 98 | 115 | — |
- Edition published
- 11 June 2025
- Coverage
- India only; 115-156 countries, nineteen editions from 2006. No report was published for 2019.