Human capital composite index in European Union
European Union: Human capital composite index was 0.4967 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. βΌ Falling
Human capital composite index in European Union, 1999β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human capital composite index in European Union is 0.4967 standard deviations from the yearly mean, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital composite index in European Union peaked at 0.7289 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3263 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2016.
That places European Union 4th out of 44 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7164 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7164 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7164 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5618 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.4679 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7289 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4095 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3263 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.524 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4177 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3315 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5076 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 1 Haiti 2.51 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 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
More education data for European Union
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1.89 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total 221.68 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 46.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9996 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 107.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human capital composite index in European Union?
- Human capital composite index in European Union was 0.4967 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest human capital composite index recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7289 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2000.
- What is the lowest human capital composite index recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3263 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2016.
- How does European Union rank for human capital composite index?
- European Union ranks 4th out of 44 groups with data for 2024.
- Is human capital composite index rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union 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.