South Africa vs Tunisia: Human capital composite index

South Africa
0.626 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Tunisia
0.6417 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2023
South Africa rank
43rd
Tunisia rank
41st

Human capital composite index over time

  • South Africa
  • Tunisia
-0.2500.250.50.75197119972024

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 0.6417 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.626 standard deviations from the yearly mean in South Africa, a difference of 0.0157 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Tunisia ahead.

South Africa ranks 43rd and Tunisia ranks 41st of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and Tunisia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Tunisia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.2122 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.3164 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.1041 standard deviations from the yearly mean Tunisia
1990s 0.6224 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.7215 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.0991 standard deviations from the yearly mean Tunisia
2000s 0.1037 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.6372 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.5335 standard deviations from the yearly mean Tunisia
2010s 0.5031 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.2884 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.2147 standard deviations from the yearly mean South Africa
2020s 0.6 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.717 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.117 standard deviations from the yearly mean Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human capital composite index, South Africa or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 0.6417 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.626 standard deviations from the yearly mean in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in human capital composite index between South Africa and Tunisia?
0.0157 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tunisia?
32 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Tunisia rank globally for human capital composite index?
South Africa ranks 43rd and Tunisia ranks 41st of 202 countries.
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.