These points provide a concise overview of India's position in the Global Gender Gap Index 2024.
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India slipped two spots to 129th position out of 146 countries in the 2024 Global Gender Gap Index by the World Economic Forum.
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Despite the drop in rank, India has closed 64.1% of its overall gender gap, this shows a slight decrease from 64.2% in 2023.
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India has strong points in secondary education enrollment and political empowerment.
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The report highlights concerns in economic participation ranked 142nd and tertiary education enrollment ranked 105th.
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The global gender gap closed by a mere 0.1 percentage point, and at the current pace, it will take 134 years to achieve full parity.
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Within South Asia, India ranked fifth after Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bhutan.
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The report emphasizes the need for significant progress to accelerate gender equality.