Human capital composite index in United States
United States: Human capital composite index was 0.0078 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Human capital composite index in United States, 1971–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
In 2022, human capital composite index in United States stood at 0.0078 standard deviations from the yearly mean. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 97.3% on the previous year and down 94.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital composite index in United States peaked at 1.41 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0078 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2022.
United States ranks 116th of 202 countries 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 | 1.11 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.9889 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.21 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.25 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.41 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.9861 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7811 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.16 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.3865 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3865 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3865 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.2417 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.1268 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3513 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.1935 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0078 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2897 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 3 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 113 Jamaica 0.0397 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 114 Marshall Islands 0.0165 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 115 Kuwait 0.0126 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 117 Kyrgyzstan -0.0048 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 118 Jordan -0.0117 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 119 China (People’s Republic of) -0.0154 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More education data for United States
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.0% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 1.78 million (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.62 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human capital composite index in United States?
- Human capital composite index in United States was 0.0078 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest human capital composite index recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1980.
- What is the lowest human capital composite index recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0078 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2022.
- How does United States rank for human capital composite index?
- United States ranks 116th out of 202 countries with data for 2022.
- Is human capital composite index rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United 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.