GEI by region

Europe and North America are at the top with an average GEI computed of 73. It must be noted, however, that not all of the European countries do well in closing the gender gap. Albania (GEI=55) and Turkey (GEI=45), for example, scored bellow the global average.

The East Asia and Pacific region is third in the list with an average GEI value of 69. Closely behind are the regions of Latin America and the Caribbean, with average GEI of 68, and Central Asia with average GEI of 64. Sub-Saharan Africa comes next with average GEI of 52. At the bottom of the list are the regions of Middle East and North Africa with average GEI of 43, and South Asia with average GEI of 39.

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GEI by region

 

Region
Education
Empowerment
Economic Activity
GEI 2012
Central Asia
0,91
0,24
0,74
0,63
East Asia and the Pacific
0,95
0,42
0,70
0,69
Europe
0,98
0,48
0,73
0,73
Latin America and the Caribbean
0,98
0,40
0,66
0,68
Middle East and North Africa
0,56
0,14
0,23
0,31
North America
1,00
0,48
0,71
0,73
South Asia
0,67
0,14
0,36
0,39
Sub-Saharan Africa
0,64
0,29
0,62
0,52
GLOBAL AVERAGE
0,82
0,28
0,57
0,56

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