--- title: "Pakistan ranks low in global gender gap report, shows mixed progress" description: "Most outlets highlighted Pakistan's low global ranking in the World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Report, with some noting the country’s position among the bottom three or near the bottom. A few also mentioned the improvement in gender gap closure and education parity, while others focused more narrowly on specific sub-rankings, such as women’s empowerment or educational opportunities. Economic participation was noted as a weak area in some excerpts but not all." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/8961-pakistan-jumps-five-notches-in-global-gender-gap-index site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Pakistan ranks low in global gender gap report, shows mixed progress pakistan · updated 18 Sep 2026, 6:22 PM PKT · 17–18 Sep 2026 · 9 articles from 9 outlets over 2 developments ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 18 Sep 2026 — Pakistan ranks low in global gender gap report, shows mixed progress (2 outlets) > Most outlets highlighted Pakistan's low global ranking in the World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Report, with some noting the country’s position among the bottom three or near the bottom. A few also mentioned the improvement in gender gap closure and education parity, while others focused more narrowly on specific sub-rankings, such as women’s empowerment or educational opportunities. Economic participation was noted as a weak area in some excerpts but not all. - **24 News HD** — [Pakistan ranked 95th in women’s empowerment, 135th in educational opportunities to women in global gender gap report](https://www.24newshd.tv/18-Sep-2026/pakistan-ranked-95th-women-s-empowerment-135th-educational-opportunities-women-global-gender-gap-report) · 18 Sep 2026, 6:22 PM PKT > Pakistan has ranked 145th among 146 countries in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2022, Islamabad, with the country closing 56. - **Profit** — [Pakistan remains among bottom three on gender gap index, ranks 143rd globally](https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/09/18/pakistan-remains-among-bottom-three-on-gender-gap-index-ranks-143rd-globally) · 18 Sep 2026, 10:19 AM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing > Country closes 59.5% of gender gap after greatest annual improvement in a decade; education parity rises to record 91.7%, but economic participation remains weakest area ### 17 Sep 2026 — Pakistan improves global gender gap ranking by five places in 2026 report (7 outlets) > Most outlets highlighted Pakistan’s five-place improvement in the Global Gender Gap Report 2026, moving from 148th to 143rd out of 145 economies. However, some also noted the country’s low overall ranking, with phrases like “third last” and “third-to-last” used to emphasize its continued position near the bottom. While ProPakistani and Geo News focused primarily on the improvement, The Express Tribune and Dawn led with the country’s poor global standing. Abb Takk News and Daily Times mentioned both the improvement and the low ranking, with the latter adding a brief commentary on the mixed picture. - **Daily Times** — [Still Unequal](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1554586/still-unequal/) · 18 Sep 2026, 2:53 AM PKT > Pakistan has once again found itself near the bottom of the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index, ranked 143rd out of 145 economies in 2026. The headline is grim by all accounts, even as the picture does not seem entirely static. Pakistan’s parity score rose to 59.5 per cent, its strongest year-on-year improvement in […] - **Minute Mirror** — [Pakistan ranks 143rd in global gender gap index](https://minutemirror.com.pk/pakistan-ranks-143rd-in-global-gender-gap-index-631633/) · 17 Sep 2026, 10:53 PM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan has improved slightly in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Gender Gap Index 2026 but remains - **Dawn** — [Pakistan ranked third-to-last in WEF's Global Gender Gap Report 2026](https://www.dawn.com/news/2030632/pakistan-ranked-third-to-last-in-wefs-global-gender-gap-report-2026) · 17 Sep 2026, 5:44 PM PKT · 85% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan ranked third-to-last in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Gender Gap Report 2026, with 59.5 per cent gender parity, up almost 3pc from last year. The annual report benchmarked the current state and evolution of gender parity across four key dimensions: economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival, and political empowerment. Pakistan scored t... - **Abb Takk News** — [Pakistan moves up five places in Global Gender Gap Index](https://abbtakk.tv/pakistan-moves-up-five-places-in-global-gender-gap-index/) · 17 Sep 2026, 4:08 PM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has improved its position by five places in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Gender Gap Report 2026, moving from 148th to 143rd among 145 economies, although the country continues to face substantial disparities between men and women. The latest report, announced by Mishal Pakistan, a WEF partner... - **The Express Tribune** — [Pakistan ranks third last in WEF Global Gender Gap Index 2026](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2629881/pakistan-ranks-third-last-in-wef-global-gender-gap-index-2026) · 17 Sep 2026, 2:51 PM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing > Registers an improvement of 2.8% compared to its last year’s score of 56.7% - **Geo News** — [Pakistan jumps five notches in global gender gap index](https://www.geo.tv/latest/682426-pakistan-improves-rating-by-five-places-in-gender-gaps-report) · 17 Sep 2026, 10:59 AM PKT · 75% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistani employees of online marketplace company Kaymu at work in Karachi. — AFP/FilePakistan narrowed the gender gap and climbed five places in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2026 from 148th to 143rd out of 145 economies, suggesting that... - **ProPakistani** — [Pakistan Climbs Five Places in Global Gender Gap Report 2026](https://propakistani.pk/2026/09/17/pakistan-climbs-five-places-in-global-gender-gap-report-2026/) · 17 Sep 2026, 10:08 AM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan has improved its position by five places in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2026, moving from… Read More ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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