Human capital composite index in Malaysia
Malaysia: Human capital composite index was -0.6015 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. β Volatile
Human capital composite index in Malaysia, 1970β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded -0.6015 standard deviations from the yearly mean for human capital composite index in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 57.8% on the previous year and down 3,625.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital composite index in Malaysia peaked at 1.38 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1986 and was at its lowest, -0.6015 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2024.
Malaysia ranks 168th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | 0.6659 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5079 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7214 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.8201 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5427 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.38 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3922 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2285 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5117 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2192 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.1924 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6562 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0567 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.1217 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.186 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4472 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6015 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.2391 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 165 Uganda -0.5268 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 166 Burundi -0.5852 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 167 El Salvador -0.5963 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 169 Congo -0.6106 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 170 Bangladesh -0.6267 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 171 Guatemala -0.6582 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More education data for Malaysia
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 90.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 273,792 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.54 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 90.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human capital composite index in Malaysia?
- Human capital composite index in Malaysia was -0.6015 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest human capital composite index recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1986.
- What is the lowest human capital composite index recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6015 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024.
- How does Malaysia rank for human capital composite index?
- Malaysia ranks 168th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human capital composite index rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3,625.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.