social2025

Human capital index plus (HCI+): education pillar score, female (scale 0–188)

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Loading visualization...

Key Insights

Global Average
105.7Index (0–188)
Median: 109.4Index (0–188)
Countries Covered
177
with available data
Highest
South Korea
170.7Index (0–188)
Lowest
Afghanistan
16.6Index (0–188)
Top 5 Countries
1South Korea170.7Index (0–188)
2Poland162.2Index (0–188)
3Ireland162.1Index (0–188)
4Sweden161.2Index (0–188)
5Finland160.8Index (0–188)
By Region
Oceania157.5Index (0–188)(2 countries)
Europe152.0Index (0–188)(32 countries)
North America119.4Index (0–188)(4 countries)
South America117.7Index (0–188)(7 countries)
Asia109.0Index (0–188)(24 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (16.6Index (0–188))High (170.7Index (0–188))

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 105.7Index (0–188))

Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Asia (24)
Other (99)
Africa (9)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1South Korea170.7Index (0–188)
2Poland162.2Index (0–188)
3Ireland162.1Index (0–188)
4Sweden161.2Index (0–188)
5Finland160.8Index (0–188)
6Hong Kong160.4Index (0–188)
7Estonia160.3Index (0–188)
8Australia160.3Index (0–188)
9Lithuania159.7Index (0–188)
10Latvia159.5Index (0–188)
11Netherlands158.8Index (0–188)
12United Kingdom158.1Index (0–188)
13Slovenia157.5Index (0–188)
14Norway157.4Index (0–188)
15Denmark157.0Index (0–188)
16Russian Federation155.0Index (0–188)
17Switzerland154.9Index (0–188)
18Croatia154.9Index (0–188)
19New Zealand154.7Index (0–188)
20Portugal154.4Index (0–188)
21Iceland154.4Index (0–188)
22Canada154.1Index (0–188)
23Czech Republic153.5Index (0–188)
24Cyprus152.4Index (0–188)
25France152.2Index (0–188)
26Austria151.9Index (0–188)
27Belgium151.7Index (0–188)
28United States of America151.1Index (0–188)
29Türkiye150.4Index (0–188)
30Belarus149.7Index (0–188)
31Germany149.5Index (0–188)
32Macao149.2Index (0–188)
33United Arab Emirates148.5Index (0–188)
34Spain148.4Index (0–188)
35Malta148.2Index (0–188)
36Serbia147.7Index (0–188)
37Israel147.5Index (0–188)
38Ukraine146.0Index (0–188)
39Slovakia145.8Index (0–188)
40Luxembourg145.4Index (0–188)
41Italy143.7Index (0–188)
42Bulgaria142.8Index (0–188)
43Bahrain142.0Index (0–188)
44Hungary141.4Index (0–188)
45Greece140.5Index (0–188)
46Moldova, Republic of139.1Index (0–188)
47Chile138.4Index (0–188)
48Saint Kitts and Nevis138.0Index (0–188)
49Armenia137.8Index (0–188)
50Georgia137.1Index (0–188)
51Montenegro135.9Index (0–188)
52People's Republic of China133.3Index (0–188)
53Kazakhstan132.7Index (0–188)
54Mongolia132.5Index (0–188)
55Qatar132.2Index (0–188)
56Liechtenstein132.0Index (0–188)
57Saudi Arabia131.9Index (0–188)
58Cuba130.2Index (0–188)
59Seychelles127.8Index (0–188)
60Turks and Caicos Islands127.5Index (0–188)
61The Republic of North Macedonia126.1Index (0–188)
62Azerbaijan125.7Index (0–188)
63Vietnam125.6Index (0–188)
64Brunei Darussalam125.6Index (0–188)
65Oman122.9Index (0–188)
66Kyrgyzstan122.6Index (0–188)
67Albania121.9Index (0–188)
68Islamic Republic of Iran121.7Index (0–188)
69State of Palestine121.7Index (0–188)
70Thailand121.6Index (0–188)
71Fiji121.5Index (0–188)
72Bosnia and Herzegovina120.1Index (0–188)
73Romania119.6Index (0–188)
74Colombia118.9Index (0–188)
75Malaysia117.3Index (0–188)
76Mauritius116.5Index (0–188)
77Peru116.4Index (0–188)
78Jamaica116.3Index (0–188)
79Uruguay116.2Index (0–188)
80Brazil115.6Index (0–188)
81Argentina113.6Index (0–188)
82Kuwait113.0Index (0–188)
83Jordan112.8Index (0–188)
84Tuvalu112.2Index (0–188)
85Trinidad and Tobago110.6Index (0–188)
86Turkmenistan110.3Index (0–188)
87Costa Rica109.7Index (0–188)
88Samoa109.7Index (0–188)
89Kenya109.4Index (0–188)
90Mexico108.6Index (0–188)
91Venezuela108.3Index (0–188)
92Tonga108.0Index (0–188)
93Tunisia107.4Index (0–188)
94Saint Lucia106.4Index (0–188)
95Kiribati105.4Index (0–188)
96Antigua and Barbuda105.3Index (0–188)
97Ecuador105.2Index (0–188)
98Philippines104.5Index (0–188)
99Algeria104.2Index (0–188)
100Nicaragua100.0Index (0–188)
101Indonesia99.0Index (0–188)
102Egypt97.4Index (0–188)
103India95.6Index (0–188)
104Uzbekistan95.4Index (0–188)
105Panama95.0Index (0–188)
106Guyana94.5Index (0–188)
107Paraguay94.2Index (0–188)
108Eswatini94.1Index (0–188)
109Grenada94.0Index (0–188)
110Marshall Islands93.8Index (0–188)
111Dominican Republic93.2Index (0–188)
112Saint Vincent and the Grenadines90.0Index (0–188)
113Sri Lanka89.9Index (0–188)
114Botswana88.9Index (0–188)
115Solomon Islands88.9Index (0–188)
116Lebanon88.3Index (0–188)
117Nauru88.2Index (0–188)
118Morocco88.0Index (0–188)
119South Africa87.4Index (0–188)
120Belize86.9Index (0–188)
121Micronesia, Federated States of86.1Index (0–188)
122Rwanda86.0Index (0–188)
123Vanuatu83.9Index (0–188)
124Haiti82.8Index (0–188)
125Zimbabwe80.9Index (0–188)
126Nepal80.8Index (0–188)
127Myanmar80.6Index (0–188)
128Namibia79.7Index (0–188)
129Bangladesh78.7Index (0–188)
130Tajikistan78.1Index (0–188)
131El Salvador77.9Index (0–188)
132Ghana76.9Index (0–188)
133Bhutan75.9Index (0–188)
134Iraq75.6Index (0–188)
135Papua New Guinea73.2Index (0–188)
136Timor-Leste72.5Index (0–188)
137Comoros71.5Index (0–188)
138Gabon70.6Index (0–188)
139Honduras68.4Index (0–188)
140Cambodia68.4Index (0–188)
141Pakistan67.9Index (0–188)
142Sudan67.8Index (0–188)
143Uganda67.3Index (0–188)
144Lao People's Democratic Republic65.6Index (0–188)
145Republic of The Gambia64.0Index (0–188)
146Liberia63.8Index (0–188)
147Guatemala63.8Index (0–188)
148Zambia63.1Index (0–188)
149Nigeria62.9Index (0–188)
150Sierra Leone60.5Index (0–188)
151Democratic Republic of the Congo59.6Index (0–188)
152Republic of the Congo59.6Index (0–188)
153Togo59.6Index (0–188)
154Angola58.2Index (0–188)
155Senegal56.5Index (0–188)
156Cameroon56.0Index (0–188)
157Ethiopia53.2Index (0–188)
158Malawi51.8Index (0–188)
159United Republic of Tanzania51.4Index (0–188)
160Lesotho51.0Index (0–188)
161Mozambique50.6Index (0–188)
162Benin47.2Index (0–188)
163Cote d'Ivoire46.4Index (0–188)
164Mauritania46.0Index (0–188)
165Madagascar45.5Index (0–188)
166Guinea-Bissau44.6Index (0–188)
167Burundi42.8Index (0–188)
168Guinea42.7Index (0–188)
169Central African Republic41.2Index (0–188)
170Burkina Faso39.1Index (0–188)
171Djibouti35.4Index (0–188)
172Yemen30.6Index (0–188)
173Chad30.2Index (0–188)
174South Sudan29.8Index (0–188)
175Mali29.2Index (0–188)
176Niger28.5Index (0–188)
177Afghanistan16.6Index (0–188)
Showing 177 of 177 countries

Topics

Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).

View Original Source