Pakistan Climbs Five Places in Global Gender Gap Report 2026

Pakistan has improved its position by five places in the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2026, moving from 148th in 2025 to 143rd among 145 economies assessed.

Key points

• The 2026 report measures gender disparities throughout four areas: Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment.
• Although the score remains 0.5 percentage points below its 2006 level, economic gender parity improved by 1.6 percentage points from 2025.
• Pakistan performed considerably better in Educational Attainment, recording a record parity score of 91.7 percent and ranking 130th globally.
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• According to an announcement by Mishal Pakistan, a partner institute of the World Economic Forum, Pakistan recorded its strongest year on year improvement in a decade.

According to an announcement by Mishal Pakistan, a partner institute of the World Economic Forum, Pakistan recorded its strongest year on year improvement in a decade. Its overall gender parity score rose by 2.8 percentage points, from 56.7 percent in 2025 to 59.5 percent in 2026.

Despite the improvement, Pakistan remains among the lowest-ranked economies in the index. When it stood at 54.3 percent, its gender parity score has rose by 5.2 percentage points since 2006. PTA Tells Telcos to Rapidly Report Tower Theft Cases.

For context, the 2026 report measures gender disparities throughout four areas: Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment. Pakistan improved its ranking throughout all four areas, with the largest gains recorded in Educational Attainment and Political Empowerment, where it advanced 11 positions.

Economic Participation and Opportunity remains Pakistan's weakest performing area and the main constraint on its overall gender parity. Pakistan scored 36.4 percent in this area, ranking 144th globally and last in South Asia.

Pakistan performed considerably better in Educational Attainment, recording a record parity score of 91.7 percent and ranking 130th globally. Stay Connected with ProPakistani.

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