Global Gender Gap Report 2025 (World Economic Forum Financial Services)

Summary

• The 19th edition of the Global Gender Gap Index benchmarks gender parity across 148 economies.p.5
• The global gender gap score in 2025 stands at 68.8% closed across all 148 economies.p.11
• Iceland (92.6%, 1st), Finland (87.9%, 2nd) and Norway (86.3%, 3rd) lead the ranking, and European economies occupy eight of the top 10 spots.p.5
• High-income economies have closed 74.3% of their gender gap.p.5
• Northern America leads the 2025 regional rankings, having closed 75.8% of its overall gender gap.p.6
• Globally, gender parity has increased by +4.8 percentage points since 2006.p.8
• Only 29.5% of tertiary-educated senior managers are women.p.8

Key insights

1. Compared with the 2024 edition, the United Kingdom (83.8%, 4th) and Moldova (81.3%, 7th) moved up into the top 10.p.5
2. For the constant set of 145 economies, the global gap closed by +0.3 percentage points from 68.4% in 2024 to 68.8% in 2025.p.11
3. Bangladesh recorded the most significant improvement in ranking (+75, 24th).p.11
4. In just under two decades, 99 out of 100 economies in the constant sample improved their parity scores, gaining an average 6 percentage points.p.8
5. Between 2015 and 2024, the share of women in top management rose from 25.7% to 28.1%, but progress has slowed post-2022.p.8
6. Parity has risen by +17.5 percentage points in senior economic leadership and +16.1 percentage points in higher education.p.8
7. Central Asia places fourth globally with a gender parity score of 69.8% in 2025.p.6