Europe & Central Asia vs Finland: Human capital composite index

Europe & Central Asia
0.3096 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Finland
1.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia rank
13th
Finland rank
16th

Human capital composite index over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Finland
0.250.50.7511.2199420092024

How they compare

Finland currently reports 1.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.3096 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 0.7904 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

That makes Finland's figure about 3.5 times Europe & Central Asia's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 13th and Finland ranks 16th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Finland Difference Ahead
2000s 0.5856 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.7804 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.1948 standard deviations from the yearly mean Finland
2010s 0.4922 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.6073 standard deviations from the yearly mean Finland
2020s 0.4445 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.6466 standard deviations from the yearly mean Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human capital composite index, Europe & Central Asia or Finland?
Finland, at 1.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.3096 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Europe & Central Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in human capital composite index between Europe & Central Asia and Finland?
0.7904 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Finland?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Finland rank globally for human capital composite index?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 13th and Finland ranks 16th 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.