Human capital composite index in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Human capital composite index was 0.4286 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ▼ Falling
Human capital composite index in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1999–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 0.4286 standard deviations from the yearly mean for human capital composite index in 2024.
That represents a change of up 37.4% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital composite index in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 0.7606 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2427 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2017.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 5th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Human capital composite index in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.6082 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 2000 | 0.4835 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -20.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7606 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +57.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4562 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -40.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6209 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +36.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3473 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -44.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3168 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2756 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2673 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4788 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +79.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2596 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -45.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4197 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +61.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3019 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -28.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3004 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4741 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +57.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4294 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 0.348 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -19.0% |
| 2016 | 0.321 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2427 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -24.4% |
| 2018 | 0.277 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2923 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.289 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3015 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2464 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -18.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3119 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +26.5% |
| 2024 | 0.4286 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +37.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6082 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6082 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6082 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4266 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2596 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7606 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3406 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2427 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.4741 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3155 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2464 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.4286 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 2 Monaco 2.39 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 3 United States Virgin Islands 1.83 standard deviations from the yearly mean
- 4 Sweden 1.57 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 5 Vanuatu 1.38 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 6 Sierra Leone 1.37 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 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
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 906,553 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0036 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.1% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.3594 units per person (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is human capital composite index in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Human capital composite index in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 0.4286 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest human capital composite index recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7606 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2001.
- What is the lowest human capital composite index recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2427 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2017.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for human capital composite index?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 5th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is human capital composite index rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.