Zim Moves Up 3 Places To 49 WEF Global Gender Gap Report

By ETimes

HARARE – Zimbabwe climbed three positions to rank 49th among 148 economies in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) 2025 Global Gender Gap Index, a benchmark measuring progress toward gender parity. Zimbabwe ranked 52nd last year.

The WEF’s Global Gender Gap Report reveals that the country achieved a gender parity score of 74.7%, improving from 74.0% last year. In the Sub-Saharan Africa region, the country has improved its ranking to 8th in 2025, up from 9th in 2024.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks sixth globally, having achieved a gender parity score of 68.0%. Comprising 36 economies, the region displays a wide range of parity outcomes.

The highest ranked economy, Namibia, places 8th globally while Chad ranks 146th with a score of 57.1%.

The Global Gender Gap Index annually benchmarks the current state and evolution of gender parity across four key dimensions: Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment. Since its launch in 2006, it has become the longest-standing index tracking numerous countries’ progress in closing gender gaps.