Economy Profile Score Rank Index Edition (imparity = 0, parity = 1) (out of 146 countries) Japan 0.647 125th 2023 Global Gender Gap Index 2023 Edition Overview 2023 2022 Japan score Index and Subindex Score Rank Score Rank average score Economy Global Gender Gap Index 0.647 125th 0.650 116th 0.561 Economic Participation and Opportunity 0.561 123rd 0.564 121st E d s u c c i Educational Attainment t a i 0.057 0.997 l t i o o P n 0.997 47th 1.000 1st Health and Survival 0.973 59th 0.973 63rd 0.973 Health Political Empowerment 0.057 138th 0.061 139th 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 123rd 0.561 - - - 0-100 Labour-force participation rate % 81st 0.759 -17.20 54.20 71.40 - Wage equality for similar work 1-7 (best) 75th 0.621 - - 0-150 Estimated earned income int'l $ 1,000 100th 0.577 -22.05 30.07 52.12 0-100 Legislators, senior officials and managers % 133rd 0.148 -74.19 12.90 87.10 - Professional and technical workers % - - - - - Educational Attainment 47th 0.997 - - - - Literacy rate % 1st 1.000 - - 0-100 Enrolment in primary education % 1st 1.000 0.24 97.33 97.57 0-200 Enrolment in secondary education % 1st 1.000 0.40 99.95 100.35 0-200 Enrolment in tertiary education % 105th 0.976 -1.60 64.47 66.07 Health and Survival 59th 0.973 - - - - Sex ratio at birth** % 1st 0.944 - - - Healthy life expectancy** years 69th 1.039 - - Political Empowerment 138th 0.057 - - - 0-100 Women in parliament % 131st 0.111 -80.00 10.00 90.00 0-100 Women in ministerial positions % 128th 0.091 -83.33 8.33 91.67 0-50 Years with female/male head of state (last 50) 80th 0.000 -50.00 0 50.00 Global Gender Gap Report 2023 217