India has been ranked a low 108 out of 144 countries on the gender equality scale, slipping from 87 last year, according to the Global Gender Gap Index (2017) released by the World Economic Forum (WEF).
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Sown From 87 to 108 |
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Global Index |
Economic Participation & Opportunity |
Educational Attachment |
Health and Survival |
Political Empowerment |
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2017* |
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Rank |
Score |
Rank |
Score |
Rank |
Score |
Rank |
Score |
Rank |
Score |
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108 |
0.669 |
139 |
0.376 |
112 |
0.952 |
141 |
0.942 |
15 |
0.407 |
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2016* |
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Rank |
Score |
Rank |
Score |
Rank |
Score |
Rank |
Score |
Rank |
Score |
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87 |
0.683 |
136 |
0.408 |
113 |
0.950 |
142 |
0.942 |
9 |
0.433 |
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Total 144 countries highest score 1, lowest 0. |
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The Ranking
