Part 1:Measuring the Global Gender Gap allowing for comparisons relative to ideal standards of Figure 1:Global performance,2015 equality in addition to relative country rankings.s The equality and inequality benchmarks remain fixed across ECONOMY time.allowing the reader to track individual country 1.00 progress in relation to an ideal standard of equality. 0.80 Furthermore,the option of roughly interpreting the final Index scores as a percentage value that reveals how a 0.60 country has reduced its gender gap should help make the 0.4 Index more intuitively appealing to readers.7 020 POLITICS EDUCATION THE GLOBAL GENDER GAP INDEX RESULTS IN 2015 Country Coverage 2015 We aim to include a maximum number of countries in the Report every year,within the constraints posed by data availability.To be included in the Report,a country must have data available for a minimum of 12 indicators out of the 14 that make up the Index.In 2015,we have been HEALTH able to include 145 countries in the Report.Of these,109 have been included in the Report since the first edition sample average (0.00 inequality,1.00 equalty) published in 2006. Nearly 200 countries were considered for inclusion this Source:Global Gender Gap Index 2015. year.Out of the 145 ultimately covered in this Report,19 countries had one data point missing and 31 countries had two data points missing.Missing data is clearly marked on each relevant Country Profile. Performance by Subindex,2015 Last year we included 142 countries in the Index.This Table 4(page 10)displays the rankings by subindex, year,we were able to include three new countries-Benin. organized highest to lowest by rank per subindex.In 2015 Cameroon and The Gambia-resulting in a total of 145 25 countries have fully closed the gap on the Educational countries. Attainment subindex,the same number as the last two Figure 1 is a global snapshot of the gender gap in the years.Angola,Yemen,Guinea,Benin and Chad hold the four subindexes.It shows that the 145 countries covered last five spots on this subindex,with Benin and Chad in the Report have closed almost 96%of the gap in health having closed less than 70%of their education gender outcomes between women and men and 95%of the gap gap.In total,there are 21 countries where women still have in educational attainment.However,the gap between less than 90%of the education outcomes that men have. women and men on economic participation and political Thirty-five countries are below world average (weighted empowerment remains wide:only 59%of the economic by population)on this subindex.While the Index takes outcomes gap and 23%of the political outcomes gap have into account four key indicators to measure the gender been closed. gap on education outcomes,the Country Profiles provide additional information on the gaps between women and Global Results men,on out-of-school children of primary school age, Table 3(page 8)displays the 2015 index and subindex education attainment rates,STEM education and PhD rankings,organized from highest to lowest by rank,on degrees the overall index.No country in the world has fully closed Forty countries(five more than last year)have fully the gender gap,but four out of the five Nordic countries closed their gender gap on the Health and Survival and Ireland have closed more than 80%of it.Yemen,the subindex.Mali,Albania,India,Armenia and China are lowest ranking country has closed over 48%of the gender the lowest-ranked countries,and no country currently gap.For further analysis of countries,refer to the Country has a gap bigger than 90%on this subindex.Only Results section. nine countries are below world average (weighted by Figure 2(page 12)illustrates the spread of country population)on this subindex.While the index takes into scores for the overall Index.The population-weighted account two key measures of gender gaps,this year we global average is highlighted by the blue diamond.Iceland are presenting additional contextual information in the holds the top spot,followed closely by Norway and Country Profiles that reveals differences between male Finland.At the other end are Pakistan,Syria and Yemen, and female outcomes from cardiovascular disease,cancer, which is the lowest-scoring country in the Index. diabetes,respiratory disease,HiV,malaria,tuberculosis and malnutrition.Additionally,the Country Profiles contain detailed information on maternal health and fertility. The Global Gender Gap Report 2015 7The Global Gender Gap Report 2015 | 7 Part 1: Measuring the Global Gender Gap allowing for comparisons relative to ideal standards of equality in addition to relative country rankings.6 The equality and inequality benchmarks remain fixed across time, allowing the reader to track individual country progress in relation to an ideal standard of equality. Furthermore, the option of roughly interpreting the final Index scores as a percentage value that reveals how a country has reduced its gender gap should help make the Index more intuitively appealing to readers.7 THE GLOBAL GENDER GAP INDEX RESULTS IN 2015 Country Coverage 2015 We aim to include a maximum number of countries in the Report every year, within the constraints posed by data availability. To be included in the Report, a country must have data available for a minimum of 12 indicators out of the 14 that make up the Index. In 2015, we have been able to include 145 countries in the Report. Of these, 109 have been included in the Report since the first edition published in 2006. Nearly 200 countries were considered for inclusion this year. Out of the 145 ultimately covered in this Report, 19 countries had one data point missing and 31 countries had two data points missing. Missing data is clearly marked on each relevant Country Profile. Last year we included 142 countries in the Index. This year, we were able to include three new countries—Benin, Cameroon and The Gambia —resulting in a total of 145 countries. Figure 1 is a global snapshot of the gender gap in the four subindexes. It shows that the 145 countries covered in the Report have closed almost 96% of the gap in health outcomes between women and men and 95% of the gap in educational attainment. However, the gap between women and men on economic participation and political empowerment remains wide: only 59% of the economic outcomes gap and 23% of the political outcomes gap have been closed. Global Results Table 3 (page 8) displays the 2015 index and subindex rankings, organized from highest to lowest by rank, on the overall index. No country in the world has fully closed the gender gap, but four out of the five Nordic countries and Ireland have closed more than 80% of it. Yemen, the lowest ranking country has closed over 48% of the gender gap. For further analysis of countries, refer to the Country Results section. Figure 2 (page 12) illustrates the spread of country scores for the overall Index. The population-weighted global average is highlighted by the blue diamond. Iceland holds the top spot, followed closely by Norway and Finland. At the other end are Pakistan, Syria and Yemen, which is the lowest-scoring country in the Index. Performance by Subindex, 2015 Table 4 (page 10) displays the rankings by subindex, organized highest to lowest by rank per subindex. In 2015, 25 countries have fully closed the gap on the Educational Attainment subindex, the same number as the last two years. Angola, Yemen, Guinea, Benin and Chad hold the last five spots on this subindex, with Benin and Chad having closed less than 70% of their education gender gap. In total, there are 21 countries where women still have less than 90% of the education outcomes that men have. Thirty-five countries are below world average (weighted by population) on this subindex. While the Index takes into account four key indicators to measure the gender gap on education outcomes, the Country Profiles provide additional information on the gaps between women and men, on out-of-school children of primary school age, education attainment rates, STEM education and PhD degrees. Forty countries (five more than last year) have fully closed their gender gap on the Health and Survival subindex. Mali, Albania, India, Armenia and China are the lowest-ranked countries, and no country currently has a gap bigger than 90% on this subindex. Only nine countries are below world average (weighted by population) on this subindex. While the index takes into account two key measures of gender gaps, this year we are presenting additional contextual information in the Country Profiles that reveals differences between male and female outcomes from cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, respiratory disease, HIV, malaria, tuberculosis and malnutrition. Additionally, the Country Profiles contain detailed information on maternal health and fertility. Figure 1: Global performance, 2015 0.00 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 ECONOMY EDUCATION HEALTH POLITICS sample average (0.00 = inequality, 1.00 = equality) Source: Global Gender Gap Index 2015