Human capital composite index in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Human capital composite index was -1.13 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. βΌ Falling
Human capital composite index in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1970β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human capital composite index in Sub-Saharan Africa is -1.13 standard deviations from the yearly mean, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 28.9% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital composite index in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at -0.5826 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1982 and was at its lowest, -1.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2007.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.7477 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.8249 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.658 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.6921 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.8097 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5826 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.9059 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.9838 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.8276 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.05 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.01 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.9409 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.04 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.9008 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.9651 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.13 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.8628 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.14 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.2% (2024)
- Labor force, female 46.9% (2025)
- Labor force, total 526.96 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9577 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 45.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human capital composite index in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Human capital composite index in Sub-Saharan Africa was -1.13 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest human capital composite index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was -0.5826 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1982.
- What is the lowest human capital composite index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2007.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for human capital composite index?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st out of 1 regions with data for 2024.
- Is human capital composite index rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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.