Global Gender Gap Report 2024 (World Economic Forum Financial Services)

Summary

• The 18th edition of the Global Gender Gap Index benchmarks gender parity across 146 economies.p.5
• The global gender gap score in 2024 for all 146 countries stands at 68.5% closed.p.10
• Iceland (93.5%) is ranked 1st and is the only economy to have closed over 90% of its gender gap.p.5
• European economies occupy seven spots out of the global top 10.p.5
• Europe leads the 2024 regional rankings, having closed 75% of its gap in 2024.p.6
• The Middle East and North Africa ranks last among all regions, with a gender parity score of 61.7%.p.7
• The share of women with STEM skills has increased from 24.4% to 27.1% since 2016.p.8

Key insights

1. In 2024, 50.1% of economies in the sample report score increases, 6.1% show no change and 43.8% report negative score changes.p.10
2. Ecuador (+34, ranked 16th) is among the five economies that climbed more than 20 places.p.10
3. Finland (2nd, 87.5%) and Norway (3rd, 87.5%) follow Iceland in the top three.p.5
4. Parity in labour-force participation reached 65.7% for the constant sample of economies tracked since 2006.p.7
5. Southern Asia's Economic Participation and Opportunity parity score is 38.8%.p.7
6. The index also examines a subset of 101 countries included in every edition since 2006.p.5