Human capital composite index in OECD members
OECD members: Human capital composite index was 0.3854 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ▼ Falling
Human capital composite index in OECD members, 1999–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 0.3854 standard deviations from the yearly mean for human capital composite index in 2024.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital composite index in OECD members peaked at 0.6193 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3604 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2016.
That places OECD members 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Human capital composite index in OECD members, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.6099 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 2000 | 0.6193 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5391 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5296 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4789 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5586 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +16.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4865 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -12.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5115 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4507 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4329 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4204 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4947 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +17.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4831 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4057 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -16.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4448 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 0.432 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4195 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3604 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 0.417 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +15.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4293 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4318 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.398 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3901 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3854 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4067 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3854 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6099 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6099 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6099 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5028 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.4204 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6193 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4318 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3604 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.4947 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3931 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3854 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.4067 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 5 Vanuatu 1.38 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 6 Sierra Leone 1.37 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 7 Namibia 1.35 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 8 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.27 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 9 Algeria 1.24 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 10 Belgium 1.22 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 11 Netherlands 1.19 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More education data for OECD members
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 116.41 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0654 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human capital composite index in OECD members?
- Human capital composite index in OECD members was 0.3854 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest human capital composite index recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6193 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2000.
- What is the lowest human capital composite index recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3604 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2016.
- How does OECD members rank for human capital composite index?
- OECD members ranks 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is human capital composite index rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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)
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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.