Human capital composite index in Australia
Australia: Human capital composite index was 0.9056 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ▼ Falling
Human capital composite index in Australia, 2015–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.9056 standard deviations from the yearly mean for human capital composite index in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital composite index in Australia peaked at 1.39 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7438 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2022.
Australia ranks 23rd of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Human capital composite index in Australia, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.39 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 2016 | 1.26 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 1.2 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9047 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -24.6% |
| 2019 | 1.07 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +18.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7712 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -28.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7898 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7438 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9336 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +25.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9056 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.9056 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3622 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 2.5× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.9056 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1852 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 4.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.9047 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.39 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.8288 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7438 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.9336 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 20 Micronesia (country) 0.9545 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 21 Albania 0.9239 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 22 Costa Rica 0.9159 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 24 French Polynesia 0.8969 standard deviations from the yearly mean
- 25 Rwanda 0.891 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 26 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.8744 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More education data for Australia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 104,110 (1992)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 316,638 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 292,593 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.65 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4362 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0835 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human capital composite index in Australia?
- Human capital composite index in Australia was 0.9056 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest human capital composite index recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2015.
- What is the lowest human capital composite index recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7438 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2022.
- How does Australia rank for human capital composite index?
- Australia ranks 23rd out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human capital composite index rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Human capital composite index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.