Skip to content
India in Nutshell
Sign in

WEF Global Gender Gap Report

AI-drafted · awaiting admin review

The World Economic Forum's yearly index of how far countries have closed the gap between women and men in four areas: economic participation, education, health and survival, and political empowerment.

Key facts
Published byWorld Economic Forum (WEF)
What it measuresShare of the gender gap closed (0–100%) overall and in economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival, and political empowerment.
How oftenAnnual
Latest edition2026 (20th edition, released 16 September 2026)

India's figures

India's figures
Rank, 2026131 of 145 (unchanged)
Gap closed overall64.5% (world 69.2%)
Economic participation and opportunity41.2% (best was 44.6% in 2013)
Educational attainment; health and survival96.6%; 95.6%
Political empowerment24.5%, ranked 67th; women hold 5.9% of ministerial posts
Open the report ↗

All opinions on a report gather in one debate topic, so they count together.