Human capital composite index in New Zealand
New Zealand: Human capital composite index was 0.4004 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. βΌ Falling
Human capital composite index in New Zealand, 2000β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
In 2024, human capital composite index in New Zealand stood at 0.4004 standard deviations from the yearly mean. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.0% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital composite index in New Zealand peaked at 0.9151 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4004 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2024.
That places New Zealand 66th out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7255 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6104 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.9151 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5401 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.4367 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6113 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4597 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.4004 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5192 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 63 Italy 0.4257 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 64 Malawi 0.4243 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 65 Croatia 0.4175 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 67 Mozambique 0.3954 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 68 Luxembourg 0.3904 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 69 Montenegro 0.3897 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More education data for New Zealand
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 26,597 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.66 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human capital composite index in New Zealand?
- Human capital composite index in New Zealand was 0.4004 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest human capital composite index recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9151 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2000.
- What is the lowest human capital composite index recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4004 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024.
- How does New Zealand rank for human capital composite index?
- New Zealand ranks 66th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human capital composite index rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.