Human capital composite index in OECD members
OECD members: Human capital composite index was 0.3854 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. βΌ Falling
Human capital composite index in OECD members, 1999β2024
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 10th out of 44 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.
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
- 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
- 12 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.19 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 13 East Timor 1.15 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More education data for OECD members
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total 709.91 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 44.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9973 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 105.4% (2024)
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 10th out of 44 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)
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.