Human capital composite index by country
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...
Countries reporting
202
Highest
2.51 standard deviations from the yearly mean
Haiti
Lowest
-3.89 standard deviations from the yearly mean
Somalia
Median
0.1256 standard deviations from the yearly mean
Years covered
55
1970β2024
Data points
8,876
What the numbers show
Human capital composite index is currently reported for 202 countries. The highest value is 2.51 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Haiti; the lowest is -3.89 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Somalia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1256 standard deviations from the yearly mean, and the mean is 0.0268 standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Over the past decade 95 countries rose and 103 fell. The largest increase was in Japan (up 8,875.7%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 5,050.2%).
Human capital composite index: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haiti | 2.51 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 2 | Monaco | 2.39 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 74.1% | falling |
| 3 | United States Virgin Islands | 1.83 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1993 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 4 | Sweden | 1.57 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 5 | Vanuatu | 1.38 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 219.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Sierra Leone | 1.37 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | up 334.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Namibia | 1.35 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 204.1% | rising |
| 8 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.27 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 9 | Algeria | 1.24 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Belgium | 1.22 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 11 | Netherlands | 1.19 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 12 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.19 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | up 89.5% | volatile |
| 13 | East Timor | 1.15 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Portugal | 1.12 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | up 33.8% | falling |
| 15 | Aruba | 1.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 16 | Finland | 1.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 17 | Mauritania | 1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 182.6% | rising |
| 18 | Madagascar | 1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Eswatini | 0.9647 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | up 65.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Micronesia (country) | 0.9545 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2020 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Albania | 0.9239 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 555.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Costa Rica | 0.9159 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 23 | Australia | 0.9056 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 24 | French Polynesia | 0.8969 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1993 | β | flat |
| 25 | Rwanda | 0.891 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 175.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.8744 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 244.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Venezuela | 0.794 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 1,895.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Uruguay | 0.79 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | up 32.2% | falling |
| 29 | Denmark | 0.7785 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 30 | United Arab Emirates | 0.7681 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Spain | 0.7657 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 15.8% | flat |
| 32 | Morocco | 0.7542 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 636.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia | 0.7482 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 246.4% | rising |
| 34 | TΓΌrkiye | 0.7391 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Grenada | 0.7209 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 32.3% | falling |
| 36 | Liechtenstein | 0.7043 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2021 | up 403.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Ireland | 0.6921 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2022 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 38 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.6721 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2019 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Fiji | 0.6552 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 401.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Poland | 0.6443 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 70.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Tunisia | 0.6417 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | up 162.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Libya | 0.6269 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2006 | β | volatile |
| 43 | South Africa | 0.626 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Peru | 0.6184 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 126.2% | falling |
| 45 | Cyprus | 0.6157 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 23.8% | falling |
| 46 | United Kingdom | 0.6013 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | down 30.2% | rising |
| 47 | Bhutan | 0.5983 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 86.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Brazil | 0.5822 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 24.9% | rising |
| 49 | Nepal | 0.5818 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Colombia | 0.5654 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2022 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 51 | Moldova | 0.5606 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 33.1% | rising |
| 52 | Mexico | 0.5293 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 53 | Hungary | 0.5248 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 61.4% | falling |
| 54 | Norway | 0.5245 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 55 | Argentina | 0.5221 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Bolivia | 0.5145 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 57 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.496 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | up 587.2% | volatile |
| 58 | France | 0.4729 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 44.4% | falling |
| 59 | Tonga | 0.4648 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 60 | Slovenia | 0.4592 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 61 | Greece | 0.4553 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Palau | 0.4541 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Italy | 0.4257 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | up 182.2% | falling |
| 64 | Malawi | 0.4243 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Croatia | 0.4175 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | up 159.4% | volatile |
| 66 | New Zealand | 0.4004 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 67 | Mozambique | 0.3954 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2022 | up 327.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Luxembourg | 0.3904 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 1,811.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Montenegro | 0.3897 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | up 312.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Iceland | 0.3789 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 71 | Solomon Islands | 0.3733 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | up 228.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Bahrain | 0.3693 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 770.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Lithuania | 0.3686 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 13.2% | falling |
| 74 | Germany | 0.3622 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 75 | Japan | 0.3458 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | up 8,875.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Chile | 0.339 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 77 | Estonia | 0.3283 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 101.9% | falling |
| 78 | Switzerland | 0.3251 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 57.1% | falling |
| 79 | Austria | 0.3121 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 80 | Georgia | 0.31 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Azerbaijan | 0.2984 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 150.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Cape Verde | 0.2784 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2022 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Andorra | 0.2763 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 141.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Samoa | 0.2658 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 85 | India | 0.2573 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 275.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Panama | 0.247 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 156.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Malta | 0.2395 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | down 66.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Indonesia | 0.2183 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Slovak Republic | 0.2168 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 1,131.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Hong Kong | 0.2154 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Mongolia | 0.2153 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 1,237.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Czechia | 0.2096 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | up 50.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Korea | 0.1995 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Mauritius | 0.1864 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Togo | 0.172 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | down 75.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Vietnam | 0.1709 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2022 | up 592.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Latvia | 0.1618 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 70.1% | falling |
| 98 | Canada | 0.1581 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 99 | Maldives | 0.1426 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | up 125.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Armenia | 0.1355 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 121.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Thailand | 0.1256 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Qatar | 0.1255 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Dominican Republic | 0.0999 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 41.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Israel | 0.0985 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 73.4% | falling |
| 105 | Tuvalu | 0.092 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 785.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Belarus | 0.0857 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Kazakhstan | 0.0739 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 132.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0733 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 197.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Russia | 0.073 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | up 172.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Ecuador | 0.0655 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 89.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Dominica | 0.0598 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 65.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Nauru | 0.0415 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Jamaica | 0.0397 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Marshall Islands | 0.0165 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Kuwait | 0.0126 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2021 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 116 | United States | 0.0078 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2022 | down 94.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Kyrgyzstan | -0.0048 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 102.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Jordan | -0.0117 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 93.7% | volatile |
| 119 | China (People's Republic of) | -0.0154 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | down 105.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Cuba | -0.0174 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 101.4% | rising |
| 121 | Brunei | -0.0176 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | down 104.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Iran | -0.0437 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | down 306.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Guyana | -0.0485 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 1,841.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.0568 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | up 84.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Afghanistan | -0.0585 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | up 83.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Kenya | -0.0588 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | down 110.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Uzbekistan | -0.0698 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 115.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Singapore | -0.075 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | down 255.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Bulgaria | -0.0767 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 149.6% | volatile |
| 130 | North Macedonia | -0.0779 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | up 63.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Lesotho | -0.0885 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 58.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Turkmenistan | -0.0904 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 70.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Oman | -0.0938 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 121.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Belize | -0.1216 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 126.0% | falling |
| 135 | Nicaragua | -0.1385 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | down 137.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Gibraltar | -0.139 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 109.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Serbia | -0.1508 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 201.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Botswana | -0.1553 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2021 | down 112.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Kiribati | -0.1731 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 106.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Tajikistan | -0.2237 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Egypt | -0.2264 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 72.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Ghana | -0.2343 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Saint Lucia | -0.2373 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 47.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Cambodia | -0.245 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Cayman Islands | -0.2703 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 480.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Sri Lanka | -0.2839 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | up 46.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Palestine | -0.2914 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | down 250.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Paraguay | -0.2957 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 244.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Guinea-Bissau | -0.3044 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2010 | up 78.1% | rising |
| 150 | Gambia | -0.3159 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | up 82.5% | rising |
| 151 | Macao | -0.3186 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Philippines | -0.3396 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 153 | Ukraine | -0.3467 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 221.5% | volatile |
| 154 | Cameroon | -0.3551 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | up 65.2% | volatile |
| 155 | Zambia | -0.3561 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 172.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Iraq | -0.3629 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2007 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -0.3781 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Barbados | -0.4317 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 227.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Papua New Guinea | -0.4368 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 160 | Myanmar | -0.4425 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2019 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Puerto Rico | -0.5076 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 234.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Bahamas | -0.509 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Gabon | -0.5138 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2019 | down 170.8% | falling |
| 164 | Guinea | -0.5172 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2020 | up 72.3% | rising |
| 165 | Uganda | -0.5268 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2021 | down 359.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Burundi | -0.5852 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2020 | down 197.9% | volatile |
| 167 | El Salvador | -0.5963 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 5,050.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Malaysia | -0.6015 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 3,625.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Congo | -0.6106 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Bangladesh | -0.6267 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 171 | Guatemala | -0.6582 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 64.9% | rising |
| 172 | Seychelles | -0.6709 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 229.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Bermuda | -0.6994 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Romania | -0.7018 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | down 458.5% | volatile |
| 175 | Cote d'Ivoire | -0.7036 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 53.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Tanzania | -0.7429 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 177 | Comoros | -0.8667 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2022 | down 1,329.1% | volatile |
| 178 | San Marino | -0.8872 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 179 | Benin | -1 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2022 | down 304.7% | volatile |
| 180 | Laos | -1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 884.1% | volatile |
| 181 | Angola | -1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | down 1,417.9% | volatile |
| 182 | Honduras | -1.07 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 837.3% | volatile |
| 183 | Senegal | -1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 184 | Zimbabwe | -1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | down 625.6% | volatile |
| 185 | Suriname | -1.27 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | down 782.7% | volatile |
| 186 | Mali | -1.31 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | up 25.9% | falling |
| 187 | Ethiopia | -1.34 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 293.9% | rising |
| 188 | Nigeria | -1.42 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Eritrea | -1.46 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2022 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 190 | British Virgin Islands | -1.47 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 4,380.7% | volatile |
| 191 | Lebanon | -1.51 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 192 | Pakistan | -1.57 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 14.8% | falling |
| 193 | Yemen | -1.81 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2016 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 194 | Syria | -1.88 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 195 | Chad | -1.9 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 196 | Liberia | -2.05 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2022 | down 168.9% | volatile |
| 197 | Central African Republic | -2.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2017 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 198 | Burkina Faso | -2.25 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 39.1% | rising |
| 199 | Equatorial Guinea | -2.29 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2005 | down 812.5% | volatile |
| 200 | Sudan | -2.31 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2019 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 201 | Niger | -3.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2024 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 202 | Somalia | -3.89 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2023 | β | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Euro area 0.538 standard deviations from the yearly mean
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 0.5115 standard deviations from the yearly mean
- Latin America & Caribbean 0.509 standard deviations from the yearly mean
- European Union 0.4967 standard deviations from the yearly mean
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 0.4931 standard deviations from the yearly mean
- Central Europe and the Baltics 0.471 standard deviations from the yearly mean
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 0.4286 standard deviations from the yearly mean
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 0.4121 standard deviations from the yearly mean
- Upper middle income 0.4041 standard deviations from the yearly mean
- OECD members 0.3854 standard deviations from the yearly mean
- Late-demographic dividend 0.3773 standard deviations from the yearly mean
- East Asia & Pacific 0.3339 standard deviations from the yearly mean
How this figure is calculated
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.
Equal-weighted mean of the standardised inputs below.
Computed from
- Literacy rate, adult total Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- School enrollment, primary Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- School enrollment, secondary Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Government expenditure on education, total Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.