GEI percentage variation by geographical region (2004-2007)

Nearly insignificant progress

During the 2004-2007 period the general gender equity trend was for limited or non-existent progress. Three regions registered progress: in first place, Latin America and the Caribbean, second Europe and third the Middle East and North Africa, but in all cases progress measured less than 6%. East Asia and the Pacific along with Sub-Saharan Africa registered almost insignificant variations. Three regions suffered GEI regression: South Asia, Central Asia and North America. North America registered the most significant gender equity regression, basically because the United States' GEI performance fell by 7%. 

GEI percentage variation by geographical region (2004-2007)

 

Region

GEI 2004 - 2007:
Percentage variation

Latin America and the Caribbean

5.13

Europa

2.52

Middle East and North Africa

2.23

Sub-Saharan Africa

0.86

East Asia and the Pacific

-0.33

South Asia

-2.62

Central Asia

-3.29

North America

-4.37