Human capital composite index in Euro area
Euro area: Human capital composite index was 0.538 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ▼ Falling
Human capital composite index in Euro area, 1999–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human capital composite index in Euro area is 0.538 standard deviations from the yearly mean, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital composite index in Euro area peaked at 0.7261 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.3448 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2016.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Human capital composite index in Euro area, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7261 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 2000 | 0.7031 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6398 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5475 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -14.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5324 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6039 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5657 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5146 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -14.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5161 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5231 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5706 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5624 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4805 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -14.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5089 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4392 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -13.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4197 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3448 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -17.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4033 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +17.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3763 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3897 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4274 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4193 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.419 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5461 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +30.3% |
| 2024 | 0.538 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7261 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7261 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7261 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5746 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5146 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7031 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4495 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3448 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5706 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.47 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.419 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5461 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More education data for Euro area
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 14.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.96 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0512 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 18.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human capital composite index in Euro area?
- Human capital composite index in Euro area was 0.538 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest human capital composite index recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7261 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1999.
- What is the lowest human capital composite index recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3448 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2016.
- How does Euro area rank for human capital composite index?
- Euro area ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
- Is human capital composite index rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area 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.