Armenia ranks 98th on WEF 2020 gender equality index

Armenia ranks as the 20th country on the World Economic Forum's 2020 Global Gender Gap Index.

In the latest annual report, it lags behind the regional neighbors, Georgia and Azerbaijan, which reank the 74th and 98th. respectively.

On the ranking measuring women's progress in educational attainment, Armenia is the 45th on the list of 153 countries.

In the category of political empowerment, it is the 114th (136 points ahead of Azerbaijan).

In terms of the number of women parliamentarians, Armenia is in the 64th place on the ranking.