India has been ranked 108th in World Economic Forum (WEF) gender gap index, same as 2017, while recording improvement in wage equality for similar work and fully closing its tertiary education gender gap for the first time.

As per the WEF's Global Gender Gap Report 2018sub index, while India has many challenges as it ranks 142nd out of 149 countries in the economic opportunity and participation. The global list was topped by Iceland having closed more than 85.8 per cent of its overall gender gap. Iceland holds the top spot in the index for the 10th consecutive year.