Human capital composite index in Sweden
Sweden: Human capital composite index was 1.57 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. β² Rising
Human capital composite index in Sweden, 2001β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human capital composite index in Sweden is 1.57 standard deviations from the yearly mean, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital composite index in Sweden peaked at 2.2 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5699 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2009.
Sweden ranks 4th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9296 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5699 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.49 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.54 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5943 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2.2 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.56 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.88 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 1 Haiti 2.51 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 2 Monaco 2.39 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 3 United States Virgin Islands 1.83 standard deviations from the yearly mean
- 5 Vanuatu 1.38 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 6 Sierra Leone 1.37 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 7 Namibia 1.35 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More education data for Sweden
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 71,551 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.43 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 119.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human capital composite index in Sweden?
- Human capital composite index in Sweden 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2018.
- What is the lowest human capital composite index recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5699 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2009.
- How does Sweden rank for human capital composite index?
- Sweden ranks 4th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human capital composite index rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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.