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Global Gender Gap Index 2026 | WEF Gender Gap Report | India Rank 131st, Iceland Rank 1st | UPSC Prelims Mains Important for UPSC Prelims 2026 - Reports & Indices! Vajirao & Reddy Institute - India's Top Potential Training Institute for IAS brings you detailed analysis of latest WEF Report from The Hindu, PIB, ET. What is Global Gender Gap Index (GGGI)? Released by World Economic Forum (WEF), Geneva. First introduced in 2006. 2026 Edition is 20th Edition. Covers 145 economies. It measures gender parity on scale of 0-100%. 100% = full parity. 4 Pillars/Dimensions: 1. Economic Participation & Opportunity - Labour force participation, wage equality, senior roles, professional workers 2. Educational Attainment - Literacy, Primary, Secondary, Tertiary education 3. Health & Survival - Sex ratio at birth, Healthy life expectancy 4. Political Empowerment - Women in Parliament, Ministerial positions, Head of State (50-year rolling) KEY FINDINGS - Global Gender Gap Report 2026: Top 3 Countries: 1. Iceland (17th consecutive year top!) 2. Finland 3. Norway Bottom 3 Countries: 145. Chad (Lowest) 144. Iran 143. Pakistan Global Average: 69.2% gap closed in 2026 (+0.4% from 2025). Full parity still 120 YEARS away - WEF. INDIA'S PERFORMANCE - Very Important: - Overall Rank: 131st out of 145 (Same as 2025) - Only 14 countries below India! - Overall Score: 64.5% (Below global average 69.2%) - Improved by 4.3% since 2006 mainly due to Education. Pillar-wise India Score: - Economic Participation & Opportunity: 41.2% (Rank 143rd - Major concern!) - Up 0.5% from 2025 but down 3.5% from best in 2013. Professional & Technical workers parity doubled 26.6% (2006) to 49.9% (2026). Legislators/Senior Managers only 13.1%. Labour-force participation parity 44.1%. - Educational Attainment: 96.6% (Rank 112th) - Full parity in secondary & tertiary enrolment, but adult literacy parity 82.5% (down 0.5%). - Health & Survival: 95.6% (Rank 136th) - Improved, but sex ratio at birth still 1% below 2006 level. - Political Empowerment: 24.5% (Rank 67th - India's BEST pillar!) - Head of state indicator 42.9% (2006) to 72.3% due to long female leadership. Countries below India: Papua New Guinea, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Tajikistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Morocco, Mali, Algeria, Congo Why India ranks low? Low Economic Participation, Low Political Representation, Sex ratio issues. Government Schemes: Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam (Women Reservation 33%), Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana. For more Reports & Indices for UPSC 2026, Like Share Subscribe Vajirao & Reddy Institute. #GlobalGenderGapIndex2026 #GGGI2026 #WEFReport #GenderGap #IndiaRank131 #Iceland #Finland #Norway #Chad #Pakistan #GenderParity #EconomicParticipation #EducationalAttainment #HealthAndSurvival #PoliticalEmpowerment #UPSC2026 #UPSCReports #Indices #TheHindu #PIB #CurrentAffairs #VajiraoAndReddy #GenderEquality #NariShakti #SouthAsia #ChadLowest