Human capital composite index in Uruguay
Uruguay: Human capital composite index was 0.79 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2023. βΌ Falling
Human capital composite index in Uruguay, 1970β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human capital composite index in Uruguay is 0.79 standard deviations from the yearly mean, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital composite index in Uruguay peaked at 1.58 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1970 and was at its lowest, -0.2372 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 1980.
That places Uruguay 28th out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9611 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.1275 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.58 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6772 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.2372 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.588 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.1128 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.12 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.4609 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2552 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7901 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6496 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5854 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7708 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7424 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6701 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.8304 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 25 Rwanda 0.891 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 26 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.8744 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 27 Venezuela 0.794 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 29 Denmark 0.7785 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 30 United Arab Emirates 0.7681 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 31 Spain 0.7657 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More education data for Uruguay
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 18,882 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.4 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human capital composite index in Uruguay?
- Human capital composite index in Uruguay was 0.79 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest human capital composite index recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1970.
- What is the lowest human capital composite index recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2372 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1980.
- How does Uruguay rank for human capital composite index?
- Uruguay ranks 28th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human capital composite index rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.