Gender Parity in the Intelligent Age 2025

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100PercentageNorthern AmericaEuropeEastern Asia and the PacificMiddle East and Northern AfricaSub-Saharan Africa Central Asia Southern Asia Latin America and the Caribbean 14% 29% 41% 47% 61% 80% 100% 6% Source World Economic Forum calculations based on the Emerging Technology Observatory Country AI Activity Metrics dataset.Note Economies included in the 2024 Global Gender Gap Index with AI patent submisions in the last 10 yearsShare of economies innovating on AI, by region FIGURE 1 Northern America 20.3 Europe 2.1Eastern Asia and the Pacific 77.1 Sub-Saharan Africa 0.1Southern Asia 0.2Latin America and the Caribbean 0.3 Eastern Asia and the Pacific Central Asia Middle East and Northern Africa Europe Sub-Saharan Africa Southern AsiaNorthern America Latin America and the Caribbean Source World Economic Forum calculations based on the Emerging Technology Observatory Country AI Activity Metrics data set. Note Share of granted AI patents in a given region among all granted AI patents. Economies included in the 2024 Global Gender Gap Index with AI patent granted in the last 10 years.Distribution of AI patents granted, by region FIGURE 2 Gender Parity in the Intelligent Age 7