Human capital composite index in India
India: Human capital composite index was 0.2573 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. β Volatile
Human capital composite index in India, 1971β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
India recorded 0.2573 standard deviations from the yearly mean for human capital composite index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 112.5% on the previous year and up 275.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital composite index in India peaked at 0.2573 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.6704 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2006.
India ranks 85th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | -0.1676 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.2873 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.0724 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 7 |
| 1980s | -0.2575 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5762 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.12 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 9 |
| 1990s | -0.2222 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5047 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.1174 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 8 |
| 2000s | -0.2996 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6704 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.1506 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1733 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.3253 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.0944 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.3061 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2573 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 82 Cape Verde 0.2784 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 83 Andorra 0.2763 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 84 Samoa 0.2658 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 86 Panama 0.247 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 87 Malta 0.2395 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 88 Indonesia 0.2183 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More education data for India
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 5.19 million (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.96 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 110.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human capital composite index in India?
- Human capital composite index in India was 0.2573 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest human capital composite index recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2573 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024.
- What is the lowest human capital composite index recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6704 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2006.
- How does India rank for human capital composite index?
- India ranks 85th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human capital composite index rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 275.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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.