Human capital composite index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Human capital composite index was 0.4931 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ▼ Falling
Human capital composite index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1998–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 0.4931 standard deviations from the yearly mean for human capital composite index in 2024.
The figure is up 35.8% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital composite index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.7964 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.3251 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2022.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 3rd out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Human capital composite index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.3988 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1999 | 0.6175 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +54.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5657 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5261 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5793 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 0.446 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -23.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7964 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +78.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7522 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4242 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -43.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4662 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5397 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5896 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5072 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -14.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5044 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.534 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5633 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5669 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4913 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4127 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -16.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4787 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +16.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4886 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4607 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4083 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3647 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3251 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 0.363 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +11.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4931 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +35.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5082 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3988 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6175 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.5685 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.4242 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7964 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5008 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.4127 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5669 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3909 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3251 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.4931 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 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
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 104.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is human capital composite index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Human capital composite index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.4931 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest human capital composite index recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7964 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2004.
- What is the lowest human capital composite index recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3251 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2022.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for human capital composite index?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 3rd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is human capital composite index rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.