Human capital composite index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Human capital composite index was 0.4121 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ▼ Falling
Human capital composite index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1996–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human capital composite index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) is 0.4121 standard deviations from the yearly mean, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 23.9% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital composite index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.7469 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.2545 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2016.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Human capital composite index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.5387 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1999 | 0.7469 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +38.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5519 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -26.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5153 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.573 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4824 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -15.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4455 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3472 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -22.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3644 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3346 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3218 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2815 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2858 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2916 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2998 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.389 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +29.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3515 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2692 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -23.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2545 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2794 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2875 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.292 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2831 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3086 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2811 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3325 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +18.3% |
| 2024 | 0.4121 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +23.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6428 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5387 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7469 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4217 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2815 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.573 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2545 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.389 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3235 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2811 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.4121 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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
- 9 Algeria 1.24 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 0-14 19.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1.45 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0031 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.3% (2024)
- Labor force, total 195.06 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human capital composite index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Human capital composite index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.4121 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7469 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1999.
- What is the lowest human capital composite index recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2545 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2016.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for human capital composite index?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is human capital composite index rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.