Human capital composite index in Denmark
Denmark: Human capital composite index was 0.7785 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. βΌ Falling
Human capital composite index in Denmark, 2001β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.7785 standard deviations from the yearly mean for human capital composite index in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital composite index in Denmark peaked at 1.84 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.7785 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2024.
That places Denmark 29th out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.29 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.01 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.84 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.18 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.8902 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.38 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9154 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7785 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 26 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.8744 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 27 Venezuela 0.794 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 28 Uruguay 0.79 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 30 United Arab Emirates 0.7681 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 31 Spain 0.7657 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 32 Morocco 0.7542 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More education data for Denmark
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 42,105 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.52 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human capital composite index in Denmark?
- Human capital composite index in Denmark was 0.7785 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest human capital composite index recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2003.
- What is the lowest human capital composite index recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7785 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024.
- How does Denmark rank for human capital composite index?
- Denmark ranks 29th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human capital composite index rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark 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.