Europe & Central Asia vs Netherlands: Human capital composite index

Europe & Central Asia
0.3096 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Netherlands
1.19 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia rank
13th
Netherlands rank
11th

Human capital composite index over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Netherlands
0.40.60.811.2199420092024

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 1.19 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.3096 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 0.8804 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 3.9 times Europe & Central Asia's.

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

Europe & Central Asia ranks 13th 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 Europe & Central Asia Netherlands Difference Ahead
2000s 0.5856 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.8248 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.2392 standard deviations from the yearly mean Netherlands
2010s 0.4811 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.7396 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.2585 standard deviations from the yearly mean Netherlands
2020s 0.4782 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.01 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.5293 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, Europe & Central Asia or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 1.19 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.3096 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Europe & Central Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in human capital composite index between Europe & Central Asia and Netherlands?
0.8804 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Netherlands?
21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Netherlands rank globally for human capital composite index?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 13th 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
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.