Human capital composite index in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Human capital composite index was 0.3339 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Human capital composite index in East Asia & Pacific, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human capital composite index in East Asia & Pacific is 0.3339 standard deviations from the yearly mean, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 60.6% on the previous year and up 179.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital composite index in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 0.8692 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0129 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2019.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human capital composite index in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8692 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1971 | 0.6475 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -25.5% |
| 1972 | 0.6667 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7942 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +19.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7367 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 0.8171 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +10.9% |
| 1976 | 0.8051 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.8384 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.7309 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -12.8% |
| 1979 | 0.6745 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1968 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -70.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4508 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +129.1% |
| 1982 | 0.317 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -29.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4642 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +46.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4868 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.5226 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6283 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +20.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7627 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +21.4% |
| 1988 | 0.8078 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 0.691 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -14.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5806 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -16.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5658 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.5703 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5578 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5417 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5892 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5787 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.6744 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +16.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6913 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6224 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5229 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -16.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5168 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.294 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -43.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4038 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +37.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2236 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -44.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3502 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +56.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3505 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1086 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -69.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1407 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +29.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2111 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1848 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -12.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2034 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2384 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +17.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2448 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1193 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -51.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0882 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -26.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0352 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -60.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0711 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +102.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0247 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -65.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0129 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -47.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0491 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +281.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0705 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +43.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0605 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2079 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +244.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3339 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +60.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human capital composite index in East Asia & Pacific changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +281.3% | 0.0129 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0491 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 2023 | +244.0% | 0.0605 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2079 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.758 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6475 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.8692 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5328 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.1968 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.8078 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5972 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5417 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6913 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3122 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.1086 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5229 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1223 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0129 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2448 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1444 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0491 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3339 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 7 Namibia 1.35 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 8 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.27 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 9 Algeria 1.24 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 10 Belgium 1.22 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 11 Netherlands 1.19 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 12 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.19 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 13 East Timor 1.15 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.94 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 174.05 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 191.34 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4731 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0801 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human capital composite index in East Asia & Pacific?
- Human capital composite index in East Asia & Pacific was 0.3339 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest human capital composite index recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8692 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1970.
- What is the lowest human capital composite index recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0129 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2019.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for human capital composite index?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is human capital composite index rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 179.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.