Human capital composite index in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Human capital composite index was 0.509 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. βΌ Falling
Human capital composite index in Latin America & Caribbean, 1993β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human capital composite index in Latin America & Caribbean is 0.509 standard deviations from the yearly mean, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.5% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital composite index in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.986 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.3314 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 1995.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 2nd of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7064 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3314 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.986 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.526 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3993 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7245 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4622 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3845 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5421 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.396 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3346 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.509 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 1 Haiti 2.51 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 2 Monaco 2.39 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 3 Virgin Islands U.S. 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
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.005 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 104.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 42.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human capital composite index in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Human capital composite index in Latin America & Caribbean was 0.509 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.986 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1997.
- What is the lowest human capital composite index recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3314 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1995.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for human capital composite index?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is human capital composite index rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.