Key Findings

Globally, the average (population-weighted)
distance completed to parity is at 68.6%,
a further improvement since last edition.
At the current pace, the Global Gender Gap
can potentially be closed in 99.5 years.

Preface

Klaus Schwab
Founder and Executive Chairman, 
World Economic Forum

The Global Gender Gap Index 2020

Since 2006 the Global Gender Gap Index has been measuring the extent of gender-based gaps among four key dimensions (Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment) and tracking progress towards closing these gaps over time. This year’s edition of the report benchmarks 153 countries and provides country rankings that allow for effective comparisons across and within regional peers.

The Future of Gender Parity

This chapter goes further in depth
in the roles of the new economy and
examines the gender gaps within them.
The analysis provided here reveals the
set of growing professions which will be
at the forefront of the emerging economy
and cautions that they already exhibit
nascent segregation along gender lines. 

Data Explorer

The Global Gender Gap Index 2020 Rankings

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