Human capital composite index in North America
North America: Human capital composite index was 0.0597 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. βΌ Falling
Human capital composite index in North America, 1999β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human capital composite index in North America is 0.0597 standard deviations from the yearly mean, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 44.3% on the previous year and down 71.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital composite index in North America peaked at 0.7223 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0597 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2024.
That places North America 20th out of 44 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7223 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7223 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7223 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5485 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2257 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7112 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3253 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.1489 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5174 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2794 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0597 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.439 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 17 Mauritania 1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 18 Madagascar 1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 19 Eswatini 0.9647 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 20 Micronesia (country) 0.9545 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 21 Albania 0.9239 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 22 Costa Rica 0.9159 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 23 Australia 0.9056 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More education data for North America
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.04 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total 197.68 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 45.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.995 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 98.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human capital composite index in North America?
- Human capital composite index in North America was 0.0597 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest human capital composite index recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7223 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1999.
- What is the lowest human capital composite index recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0597 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024.
- How does North America rank for human capital composite index?
- North America ranks 20th out of 44 groups with data for 2024.
- Is human capital composite index rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North America 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.