Human capital composite index in Nepal
Nepal: Human capital composite index was 0.5818 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. β Volatile
Human capital composite index in Nepal, 1981β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 0.5818 standard deviations from the yearly mean for human capital composite index in 2024.
That represents a change of down 24.2% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital composite index in Nepal peaked at 0.9396 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2014 and was at its lowest, -1.27 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 1981.
Nepal ranks 49th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.5798 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.27 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.0258 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.059 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5149 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3624 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 8 |
| 2000s | -0.0621 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5371 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6291 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6575 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2929 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.9396 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6277 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5533 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.768 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 46 United Kingdom 0.6013 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 47 Bhutan 0.5983 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 48 Brazil 0.5822 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 50 Colombia 0.5654 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 51 Moldova 0.5606 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 52 Mexico 0.5293 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More education data for Nepal
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 128.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 157,456 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.96 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 126.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human capital composite index in Nepal?
- Human capital composite index in Nepal was 0.5818 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest human capital composite index recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9396 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2014.
- What is the lowest human capital composite index recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.27 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1981.
- How does Nepal rank for human capital composite index?
- Nepal ranks 49th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human capital composite index rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal 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.