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MoSPI releases Women and Men in India 2025 with 50 indicators
MoSPI released the 27th edition of Women and Men in India 2025 on 29 April 2026 in Bhubaneswar.
Key highlights
Direct fact
On 29 April 2026, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation released the 27th edition of Women and Men in India 2025 at the National Deliberative Summit on Data for Development in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
Key specifics
- The publication compiles gender-disaggregated data for 50 key indicators.
- Sex Ratio at Birth improved from 904 in 2017-19 to 917 in 2021-23.
- Gross Enrolment Ratio in higher education rose for women from 28.5 to 30.2 and for men from 28.3 to 28.9 between 2021-22 and 2022-23.
- Rural female LFPR aged 15+ increased from 37.5% to 45.9% between 2022 and 2025.
- Employment in managerial positions grew by 102.54% for women and 73.80% for men between 2017 and 2025.
Exam lens
Question type: report-data match, gender statistics, year-based comparison. Key facts: MoSPI, 27th edition, 50 indicators, sex ratio at birth 904 to 917, Bhubaneswar. TNPSC one-liner: “Which 2026 report tracks gender-disaggregated indicators and shows a rise in rural female LFPR to 45.9%?”