India slipped to 129th place on the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Gender Gap index.
India secured 129th place by slipping two places in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Gender Gap Index.
Iceland retained its top position in the rankings, followed by Finland, Norway, New Zealand, and Sweden.
India is one of the countries with the lowest levels of economic parity. India showed the best gender parity in terms of enrolment in secondary education.
India ranked 65th in terms of political empowerment of women.India has closed 64.1% of its gender gap in 2024.
India’s position has declined from 127th to 129th due to declines in ‘Educational Attainment’ and ‘Political Empowerment,’ parameters.
‘Economic Participation and ‘Opportunity’ parameter scores have improved.
In this ranking, the U.K. was ranked 14th, while the USA was in 43rd place.
In South Asia, India was ranked fifth after Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bhutan, while Pakistan was ranked last.
Sudan is in the last position on the Global Gender Gap Index of 146 countries.
