Human capital composite index in Korea
Korea: Human capital composite index was 0.1995 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. β Volatile
Human capital composite index in Korea, 2000β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human capital composite index in Korea is 0.1995 standard deviations from the yearly mean, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital composite index in Korea peaked at 0.6689 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0439 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2017.
Korea ranks 93rd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3934 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.256 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6689 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.155 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0439 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.275 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1753 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0579 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2969 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 90 Hong Kong 0.2154 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 91 Mongolia 0.2153 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 92 Czechia 0.2096 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 94 Mauritius 0.1864 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 95 Togo 0.172 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 96 Vietnam 0.1709 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More education data for Korea
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 10.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 173,133 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 0.734 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human capital composite index in Korea?
- Human capital composite index in Korea was 0.1995 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest human capital composite index recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6689 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2000.
- What is the lowest human capital composite index recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0439 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2017.
- How does Korea rank for human capital composite index?
- Korea ranks 93rd out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human capital composite index rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Korea 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.