Human capital composite index in South Africa
South Africa: Human capital composite index was 0.626 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. β Volatile
Human capital composite index in South Africa, 1987β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.626 standard deviations from the yearly mean for human capital composite index in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital composite index in South Africa peaked at 0.6988 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1994 and was at its lowest, -0.0602 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2003.
South Africa ranks 43rd of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2122 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.035 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5364 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.6224 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.4495 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6988 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.1037 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.0602 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2853 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5059 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3639 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.671 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6052 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.4837 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6766 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 40 Poland 0.6443 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 41 Tunisia 0.6417 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 42 Libya 0.6269 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 44 Peru 0.6184 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 45 Cyprus 0.6157 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 46 United Kingdom 0.6013 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More education data for South Africa
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.8% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 287,310 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.21 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human capital composite index in South Africa?
- Human capital composite index in South Africa was 0.626 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest human capital composite index recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6988 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1994.
- What is the lowest human capital composite index recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0602 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2003.
- How does South Africa rank for human capital composite index?
- South Africa ranks 43rd out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human capital composite index rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa 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.