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.
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 Timor-Leste 1.15 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.94 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 10.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0046 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 44.6% (2025)
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.