Human capital composite index in India
India: Human capital composite index was 0.2573 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Human capital composite index in India, 1971–2024
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.
Human capital composite index in India, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -0.0724 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1972 | -0.0973 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +34.5% |
| 1973 | -0.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.5% |
| 1975 | -0.1988 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +120.8% |
| 1976 | -0.2417 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +21.6% |
| 1977 | -0.1856 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -23.2% |
| 1978 | -0.2873 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +54.8% |
| 1980 | -0.2738 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.7% |
| 1981 | -0.5762 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +110.4% |
| 1982 | -0.2714 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -52.9% |
| 1983 | -0.2633 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.0% |
| 1984 | -0.2161 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -17.9% |
| 1986 | -0.2135 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.2% |
| 1987 | -0.2116 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.9% |
| 1988 | -0.1714 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -19.0% |
| 1989 | -0.12 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -30.0% |
| 1991 | -0.5047 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +320.5% |
| 1993 | -0.1174 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -76.7% |
| 1994 | -0.1381 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +17.7% |
| 1995 | -0.1394 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.9% |
| 1996 | -0.1606 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +15.2% |
| 1997 | -0.2553 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +59.0% |
| 1998 | -0.229 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -10.3% |
| 1999 | -0.2332 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.9% |
| 2000 | -0.0944 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -59.5% |
| 2001 | -0.4852 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +413.7% |
| 2002 | -0.4328 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -10.8% |
| 2003 | -0.2558 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -40.9% |
| 2004 | -0.5366 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +109.7% |
| 2005 | -0.5858 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +9.2% |
| 2006 | -0.6704 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1183 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -117.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1506 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +27.3% |
| 2009 | -0.2036 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -235.2% |
| 2010 | -0.2612 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +28.3% |
| 2011 | -0.1964 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -24.8% |
| 2012 | -0.1367 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -30.4% |
| 2013 | -0.1578 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +15.4% |
| 2014 | -0.1464 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.2% |
| 2015 | -0.0954 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -34.8% |
| 2016 | -0.0944 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.1% |
| 2017 | -0.1094 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +15.9% |
| 2018 | -0.2101 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +92.1% |
| 2019 | -0.3253 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +54.8% |
| 2020 | -0.3061 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.9% |
| 2021 | -0.0946 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -69.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0238 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -125.1% |
| 2023 | 0.121 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +408.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2573 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +112.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.2573 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.2251 standard deviations from the yearly mean. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 0.2573 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.1999 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human capital composite index in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -413.7% | -0.0944 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.4852 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 2023 | +408.8% | 0.0238 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.121 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 1991 | -320.5% | -0.12 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5047 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 2009 | -235.2% | 0.1506 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.2036 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
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
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.31 million (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3.10 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.37 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.52 million (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 133.16 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 126.12 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -8.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0862 units per person (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.