Human capital composite index in Brazil
Brazil: Human capital composite index was 0.5822 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ▲ Rising
Human capital composite index in Brazil, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
In 2024, human capital composite index in Brazil stood at 0.5822 standard deviations from the yearly mean.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital composite index in Brazil peaked at 0.8548 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2883 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2000.
That places Brazil 48th out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Human capital composite index in Brazil, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2883 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 2004 | 0.3507 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +21.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5811 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +65.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5545 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6059 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5624 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6866 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +22.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7741 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5591 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -27.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7274 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +30.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7753 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7493 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7202 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8548 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +18.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8251 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7309 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6223 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6061 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6447 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5822 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -9.7% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.5822 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.096 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 6.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.5822 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0999 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 5.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4905 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2883 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6059 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.7403 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5591 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.8548 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6138 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5822 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6447 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 45 Cyprus 0.6157 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 46 United Kingdom 0.6013 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 47 Bhutan 0.5983 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 49 Nepal 0.5818 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 50 Colombia 0.5654 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 51 Moldova 0.5606 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More education data for Brazil
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.44 million (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 21.50 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0713 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human capital composite index in Brazil?
- Human capital composite index in Brazil was 0.5822 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest human capital composite index recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8548 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2017.
- What is the lowest human capital composite index recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2883 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for human capital composite index?
- Brazil ranks 48th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human capital composite index rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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.