Europe & Central Asia vs Portugal: Human capital composite index

Europe & Central Asia
0.3096 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Portugal
1.12 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia rank
13th
Portugal rank
14th

Human capital composite index over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Portugal
0.40.60.811.2199420092024

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1.12 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.3096 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 0.8104 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

That makes Portugal's figure about 3.6 times Europe & Central Asia's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 13th and Portugal ranks 14th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 0.5856 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.8006 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.215 standard deviations from the yearly mean Portugal
2010s 0.4922 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.6932 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.201 standard deviations from the yearly mean Portugal
2020s 0.4782 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.7912 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.3129 standard deviations from the yearly mean Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human capital composite index, Europe & Central Asia or Portugal?
Portugal, at 1.12 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 Portugal?
0.8104 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Portugal?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Portugal rank globally for human capital composite index?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 13th and Portugal ranks 14th 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.