Human capital composite index in Canada
Canada: Human capital composite index was 0.1581 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2023. ▼ Falling
Human capital composite index in Canada, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.1581 standard deviations from the yearly mean for human capital composite index in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 22.6% on the previous year and down 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital composite index in Canada peaked at 0.7729 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1581 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2023.
Canada ranks 98th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Human capital composite index in Canada, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7729 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 2005 | 0.3334 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -56.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3924 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +17.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3559 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2631 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -26.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2511 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.391 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +55.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3969 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4689 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +18.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3231 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -31.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3785 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +17.2% |
| 2015 | 0.376 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3124 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -16.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3807 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +21.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3714 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2876 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -22.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2026 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -29.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1824 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2043 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1581 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -22.6% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.1581 standard deviations from the yearly mean is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3622 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 44% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3948 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2511 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7729 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.3687 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2876 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.4689 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1869 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.1581 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2043 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 95 Togo 0.172 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 96 Vietnam 0.1709 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 97 Latvia 0.1618 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 99 Maldives 0.1426 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 100 Armenia 0.1355 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 101 Thailand 0.1256 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More education data for Canada
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 133,275 (1996)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 291,075 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 273,465 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.70 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0607 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human capital composite index in Canada?
- Human capital composite index in Canada was 0.1581 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest human capital composite index recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7729 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2000.
- What is the lowest human capital composite index recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1581 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2023.
- How does Canada rank for human capital composite index?
- Canada ranks 98th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human capital composite index rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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.