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Description
World Bank Group data provides sex-disaggregated statistics and gender indicators for India. The dataset covers demography, education, health, economic opportunities, public life, and agency, supporting the Bank's Gender Equality Strategy 2016-2023. It was last updated on 2026-04-28 and is available in CSV format under a CC-BY-4.0 license.
Use Cases
Analyzing gender gaps in education and health outcomes based on sex-disaggregated statistics.
Modeling the relationship between gender equality and economic productivity using development indicators.
Tracking progress on gender-inclusive decision-making and public life metrics over time.
Benchmarking India's gender indicators against other countries for comparative studies.
Strengths
Data originates from the authoritative World Bank Group, a primary source for development statistics.
Covers multiple thematic areas including demography, education, health, and economic opportunities as stated in the description.
Explicitly aligned with a formal Gender Equality Strategy (2016-2023), suggesting a focused collection effort.
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and completeness require manual inspection.
Provenance
Source
World Bank Group
Collection Method
Aggregated from the World Bank's data portal, likely comprising official statistics and surveys.
Time Range
Temporal coverage is not specified in the provided input.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-04-28 03:45:14.002188; freshness should be verified.