Human capital composite index in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Human capital composite index was -0.2031 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Human capital composite index in Pacific island small states, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded -0.2031 standard deviations from the yearly mean for human capital composite index in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 87.5% on the previous year and down 2,161.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital composite index in Pacific island small states peaked at 1.12 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1970 and was at its lowest, -0.2031 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2024.
Pacific island small states ranks 29th of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9174 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.8559 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.12 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6367 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.4956 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.8523 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4175 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.1417 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5308 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0598 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.1354 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0116 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0111 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.0387 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0783 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1276 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.2031 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.0415 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 26 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.8744 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 27 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 0.794 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 28 Uruguay 0.79 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 29 Denmark 0.7785 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 30 United Arab Emirates 0.7681 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 31 Spain 0.7657 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 32 Morocco 0.7542 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More education data for Pacific island small states
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,401 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0068 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 18,401 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.05 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human capital composite index in Pacific island small states?
- Human capital composite index in Pacific island small states was -0.2031 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest human capital composite index recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1970.
- What is the lowest human capital composite index recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2031 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for human capital composite index?
- Pacific island small states ranks 29th out of 44 groups with data for 2024.
- Is human capital composite index rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2,161.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.