Economy Profile Score Rank Index Edition (imparity = 0, parity = 1) (out of 146 countries) Belgium 0.796 10th 2023 Global Gender Gap Index 2023 Edition Overview 2023 2022 Belgium score Index and Subindex Score Rank Score Rank average score Economy Global Gender Gap Index 0.796 10th 0.793 14th 0.728 Economic Participation and Opportunity 0.728 44th 0.723 52nd E d s u c c i Educational Attainment t a i 0.486 1.000 l t i o o P n 1.000 1st 1.000 1st Health and Survival 0.968 91st 0.968 91st 0.968 Health Political Empowerment 0.486 16th 0.480 18th Global Gender Gap Index Indicators 2023 Compare with Difference Min Global average Indicator Rank Score* F-M Female vs Male Max 0 1 Min Max Economic Participation and Opportunity 44th 0.728 - - - 0-100 Labour-force participation rate % 42nd 0.847 -9.07 50.04 59.11 - Wage equality for similar work 1-7 (best) 48th 0.677 - - 0-150 Estimated earned income int'l $ 1,000 63rd 0.665 -20.87 41.43 62.30 0-100 Legislators, senior officials and managers % 68th 0.548 -29.18 35.41 64.59 0-100 Professional and technical workers % 1st 1.000 4.13 47.94 52.07 Educational Attainment 1st 1.000 - - - - Literacy rate % 1st 1.000 - - 0-100 Enrolment in primary education % 1st 1.000 1.21 98.27 99.48 0-200 Enrolment in secondary education % 1st 1.000 18.57 142.54 161.11 0-200 Enrolment in tertiary education % 1st 1.000 23.90 69.26 93.16 Health and Survival 91st 0.968 - - - - Sex ratio at birth** % 1st 0.944 - - - Healthy life expectancy** years 101st 1.022 - - Political Empowerment 16th 0.486 - - - 0-100 Women in parliament % 18th 0.745 -14.60 42.70 57.30 0-100 Women in ministerial positions % 1st 1.000 14.29 42.86 57.14 0-50 Years with female/male head of state (last 50) 65th 0.019 -48.14 0.93 49.07 Global Gender Gap Report 2023 107