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)