Current Affairs - International - Discussion

India secured the 131st position out of 145 countries in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index 2026, with an overall gender parity score of 64.5%. India’s rank remained unchanged from the previous year, although its individual score improved. The country recorded 96.6% parity in educational attainment and 95.6% in health and survival. Political empowerment stood at 24.5%, while economic participation recorded 41.2% parity. Globally, 69.2% of the gender gap had been closed. The World Economic Forum first launched the Global Gender Gap Index in 2006 to measure gender parity across four major dimensions.