Human capital composite index in Pakistan
Pakistan: Human capital composite index was -1.57 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. βΌ Falling
Human capital composite index in Pakistan, 1971β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human capital composite index in Pakistan is -1.57 standard deviations from the yearly mean, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 10.7% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital composite index in Pakistan peaked at -0.6629 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1972 and was at its lowest, -2.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2003.
Pakistan ranks 192nd of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -1.01 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.18 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6629 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 9 |
| 1980s | -1.22 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.44 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.07 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.01 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.15 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.8827 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 3 |
| 2000s | -1.78 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.63 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 8 |
| 2010s | -1.79 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.92 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.66 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.59 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.74 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.42 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 189 Eritrea -1.46 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 190 British Virgin Islands -1.47 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 191 Lebanon -1.51 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 193 Yemen -1.81 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 194 Syria -1.88 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 195 Chad -1.9 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More education data for Pakistan
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 83.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 445,877 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.55 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 82.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human capital composite index in Pakistan?
- Human capital composite index in Pakistan was -1.57 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest human capital composite index recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was -0.6629 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1972.
- What is the lowest human capital composite index recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2003.
- How does Pakistan rank for human capital composite index?
- Pakistan ranks 192nd out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human capital composite index rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.