Africa Eastern and Southern vs Turkey: Human capital composite index

Africa Eastern and Southern
-0.8811 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Turkey
0.7391 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
32nd
Turkey rank
34th

Human capital composite index over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Turkey
-1-0.500.5197019972024

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 0.7391 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.8811 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 1.62 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 32nd and Turkey ranks 34th of 43 groups.

Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Turkey Difference Ahead
1970s -0.5939 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.1236 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.7176 standard deviations from the yearly mean Turkey
1980s -0.6274 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.1041 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.5233 standard deviations from the yearly mean Turkey
1990s -0.7648 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.0839 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.8488 standard deviations from the yearly mean Turkey
2000s -0.8047 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.4274 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.23 standard deviations from the yearly mean Turkey
2010s -0.5469 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.4679 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.01 standard deviations from the yearly mean Turkey
2020s -0.6163 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.4468 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human capital composite index, Africa Eastern and Southern or Turkey?
Turkey, at 0.7391 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.8811 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in human capital composite index between Africa Eastern and Southern and Turkey?
1.62 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Turkey?
50 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Turkey rank globally for human capital composite index?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 32nd and Turkey ranks 34th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Human capital composite index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Human capital composite index
Unit
standard deviations from the yearly mean
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 8,876 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Literacy rate, adult total; School enrollment, primary; School enrollment, secondary; Government expenditure on education, total. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.