East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Netherlands: Human capital composite index

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
0.3237 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Netherlands
1.19 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
12th
Netherlands rank
11th

Human capital composite index over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Netherlands
00.51197019972024

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 1.19 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.3237 standard deviations from the yearly mean in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 0.8663 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 3.7 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 12th and Netherlands ranks 11th of 43 groups.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Netherlands Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2159 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.8248 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.609 standard deviations from the yearly mean Netherlands
2010s 0.1085 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.7396 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.6311 standard deviations from the yearly mean Netherlands
2020s 0.046 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.01 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.9616 standard deviations from the yearly mean Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human capital composite index, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 1.19 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.3237 standard deviations from the yearly mean in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in human capital composite index between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Netherlands?
0.8663 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Netherlands?
21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Netherlands rank globally for human capital composite index?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 12th and Netherlands ranks 11th 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
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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.