7.3.3. Gender Development Index (GDI)

The GDI measures differences between male and female achievements in three basic dimensions of human development:

♤ Health, measured by female and male life expectancy at birth;

♤ Education, measured by female and male expected years of schooling for children and female and male mean years of schooling for adults ages 25 and older; and

♤ Equitable command over economic resources, measured by female and male estimated earned income.