Gender Gap Index 2022: India slips on income measures, shows data

The country performed better on education and health parameters. Political representation has been a mixed bag

The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2022, released on Monday, ranks India 135 out of 146 countries. Although an improvement over its 140th position out of 156 in 2021, it is a sharp deterioration from the 105th rank out of 135 countries in 2012. In 2006, when the gender gap report was first released, India ranked 98th among 115 countries.

Despite the slide on the ranking ladder over the years, an analysis of the WEF data shows the country has performed well on certain parameters, especially education and health, but the income levels have pegged its rank back.