Human capital composite index in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Human capital composite index was -0.6267 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. β² Rising
Human capital composite index in Bangladesh, 1973β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human capital composite index in Bangladesh is -0.6267 standard deviations from the yearly mean, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 28.3% on the previous year and up 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital composite index in Bangladesh peaked at -0.3564 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1973 and was at its lowest, -1.69 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 1991.
Bangladesh ranks 170th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.6466 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.11 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.3564 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 4 |
| 1980s | -1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.47 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.824 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.19 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.69 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.8155 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 3 |
| 2000s | -0.9744 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.13 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7085 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.27 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.4988 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4857 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6267 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.4223 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 167 El Salvador -0.5963 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 168 Malaysia -0.6015 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 169 Congo -0.6106 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 171 Guatemala -0.6582 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 172 Seychelles -0.6709 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 173 Bermuda -0.6994 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More education data for Bangladesh
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 106.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 383,624 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.14 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 113.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human capital composite index in Bangladesh?
- Human capital composite index in Bangladesh was -0.6267 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest human capital composite index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was -0.3564 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1973.
- What is the lowest human capital composite index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.69 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1991.
- How does Bangladesh rank for human capital composite index?
- Bangladesh ranks 170th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human capital composite index rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.