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Human capital index plus (HCI+): education pillar score, total (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.
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Key Insights
Global Average
104.4Index (0–188)
Median: 103.0Index (0–188)
Countries Covered
181
with available data
Highest
Singapore
179.4Index (0–188)
Lowest
Niger
30.0Index (0–188)
Top 5 Countries
1Singapore179.4Index (0–188)
2Japan172.5Index (0–188)
3South Korea170.8Index (0–188)
4Hong Kong162.5Index (0–188)
5Ireland162.4Index (0–188)
By Region
Oceania157.9Index (0–188)(2 countries)
Europe149.2Index (0–188)(32 countries)
North America119.0Index (0–188)(4 countries)
South America115.7Index (0–188)(7 countries)
Asia111.6Index (0–188)(26 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (30.0Index (0–188))High (179.4Index (0–188))
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 104.4Index (0–188))
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Asia (26)
Other (101)
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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 179.4Index (0–188) |
| 2 | Japan | 172.5Index (0–188) |
| 3 | South Korea | 170.8Index (0–188) |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 162.5Index (0–188) |
| 5 | Ireland | 162.4Index (0–188) |
| 6 | Sweden | 162.1Index (0–188) |
| 7 | Australia | 160.8Index (0–188) |
| 8 | Poland | 160.4Index (0–188) |
| 9 | Netherlands | 159.1Index (0–188) |
| 10 | Lithuania | 159.1Index (0–188) |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 158.1Index (0–188) |
| 12 | Norway | 157.5Index (0–188) |
| 13 | Denmark | 157.0Index (0–188) |
| 14 | Estonia | 156.0Index (0–188) |
| 15 | New Zealand | 155.0Index (0–188) |
| 16 | Finland | 154.5Index (0–188) |
| 17 | Switzerland | 154.4Index (0–188) |
| 18 | Latvia | 154.4Index (0–188) |
| 19 | Russian Federation | 153.4Index (0–188) |
| 20 | Canada | 153.0Index (0–188) |
| 21 | Cyprus | 153.0Index (0–188) |
| 22 | France | 152.5Index (0–188) |
| 23 | Belgium | 152.0Index (0–188) |
| 24 | Slovenia | 152.0Index (0–188) |
| 25 | Iceland | 151.6Index (0–188) |
| 26 | United States of America | 151.4Index (0–188) |
| 27 | Portugal | 149.8Index (0–188) |
| 28 | Türkiye | 149.0Index (0–188) |
| 29 | Austria | 148.2Index (0–188) |
| 30 | Czech Republic | 148.1Index (0–188) |
| 31 | Germany | 148.1Index (0–188) |
| 32 | Macao | 147.9Index (0–188) |
| 33 | Spain | 147.7Index (0–188) |
| 34 | United Arab Emirates | 147.4Index (0–188) |
| 35 | Israel | 147.0Index (0–188) |
| 36 | Croatia | 146.7Index (0–188) |
| 37 | Belarus | 145.5Index (0–188) |
| 38 | Malta | 144.5Index (0–188) |
| 39 | Luxembourg | 143.5Index (0–188) |
| 40 | Serbia | 141.9Index (0–188) |
| 41 | Italy | 140.2Index (0–188) |
| 42 | Ukraine | 138.9Index (0–188) |
| 43 | Slovakia | 138.9Index (0–188) |
| 44 | Armenia | 138.7Index (0–188) |
| 45 | Chile | 137.9Index (0–188) |
| 46 | Moldova, Republic of | 137.4Index (0–188) |
| 47 | Hungary | 137.4Index (0–188) |
| 48 | Liechtenstein | 136.8Index (0–188) |
| 49 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 136.2Index (0–188) |
| 50 | Bulgaria | 135.9Index (0–188) |
| 51 | Greece | 135.0Index (0–188) |
| 52 | Montenegro | 133.3Index (0–188) |
| 53 | Palau | 132.6Index (0–188) |
| 54 | Georgia | 132.2Index (0–188) |
| 55 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 132.0Index (0–188) |
| 56 | Kazakhstan | 130.2Index (0–188) |
| 57 | Bahrain | 128.2Index (0–188) |
| 58 | Mongolia | 128.1Index (0–188) |
| 59 | Cuba | 127.5Index (0–188) |
| 60 | People's Republic of China | 127.5Index (0–188) |
| 61 | Seychelles | 126.4Index (0–188) |
| 62 | Saudi Arabia | 124.4Index (0–188) |
| 63 | Vietnam | 123.8Index (0–188) |
| 64 | Azerbaijan | 122.4Index (0–188) |
| 65 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 120.9Index (0–188) |
| 66 | Albania | 120.7Index (0–188) |
| 67 | Fiji | 120.3Index (0–188) |
| 68 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 120.3Index (0–188) |
| 69 | Kyrgyzstan | 120.1Index (0–188) |
| 70 | Brunei Darussalam | 117.4Index (0–188) |
| 71 | Romania | 117.0Index (0–188) |
| 72 | Peru | 116.7Index (0–188) |
| 73 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 115.0Index (0–188) |
| 74 | Colombia | 114.9Index (0–188) |
| 75 | Brazil | 114.5Index (0–188) |
| 76 | Thailand | 114.3Index (0–188) |
| 77 | Mauritius | 113.8Index (0–188) |
| 78 | Uruguay | 112.9Index (0–188) |
| 79 | Turkmenistan | 112.1Index (0–188) |
| 80 | Malaysia | 111.1Index (0–188) |
| 81 | Argentina | 110.4Index (0–188) |
| 82 | State of Palestine | 109.5Index (0–188) |
| 83 | Kenya | 109.0Index (0–188) |
| 84 | Oman | 108.8Index (0–188) |
| 85 | Mexico | 108.4Index (0–188) |
| 86 | Qatar | 108.1Index (0–188) |
| 87 | Jordan | 107.8Index (0–188) |
| 88 | Costa Rica | 107.1Index (0–188) |
| 89 | Jamaica | 106.3Index (0–188) |
| 90 | Trinidad and Tobago | 103.1Index (0–188) |
| 91 | Saint Lucia | 103.0Index (0–188) |
| 92 | Samoa | 102.8Index (0–188) |
| 93 | Tuvalu | 102.5Index (0–188) |
| 94 | Ecuador | 102.3Index (0–188) |
| 95 | Venezuela | 101.9Index (0–188) |
| 96 | Tonga | 100.4Index (0–188) |
| 97 | Antigua and Barbuda | 98.6Index (0–188) |
| 98 | Philippines | 98.4Index (0–188) |
| 99 | Tunisia | 98.2Index (0–188) |
| 100 | Uzbekistan | 98.1Index (0–188) |
| 101 | India | 97.3Index (0–188) |
| 102 | Kiribati | 96.7Index (0–188) |
| 103 | Indonesia | 96.5Index (0–188) |
| 104 | Nicaragua | 95.7Index (0–188) |
| 105 | Kuwait | 95.4Index (0–188) |
| 106 | Egypt | 95.3Index (0–188) |
| 107 | Algeria | 94.5Index (0–188) |
| 108 | Guyana | 93.0Index (0–188) |
| 109 | Panama | 91.2Index (0–188) |
| 110 | Grenada | 90.2Index (0–188) |
| 111 | Paraguay | 89.6Index (0–188) |
| 112 | Marshall Islands | 88.8Index (0–188) |
| 113 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 88.5Index (0–188) |
| 114 | Eswatini | 87.9Index (0–188) |
| 115 | Sri Lanka | 87.8Index (0–188) |
| 116 | Tajikistan | 87.8Index (0–188) |
| 117 | Solomon Islands | 87.8Index (0–188) |
| 118 | Morocco | 86.9Index (0–188) |
| 119 | Lebanon | 86.6Index (0–188) |
| 120 | Botswana | 86.1Index (0–188) |
| 121 | Dominican Republic | 85.5Index (0–188) |
| 122 | Vanuatu | 84.2Index (0–188) |
| 123 | Rwanda | 83.9Index (0–188) |
| 124 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 83.8Index (0–188) |
| 125 | Nepal | 82.7Index (0–188) |
| 126 | Nauru | 82.2Index (0–188) |
| 127 | Haiti | 81.2Index (0–188) |
| 128 | South Africa | 80.6Index (0–188) |
| 129 | Ghana | 80.5Index (0–188) |
| 130 | Belize | 79.1Index (0–188) |
| 131 | Iraq | 78.7Index (0–188) |
| 132 | Zimbabwe | 78.7Index (0–188) |
| 133 | Namibia | 78.1Index (0–188) |
| 134 | Bangladesh | 77.5Index (0–188) |
| 135 | Myanmar | 76.3Index (0–188) |
| 136 | Sao Tome and Principe | 75.4Index (0–188) |
| 137 | El Salvador | 75.0Index (0–188) |
| 138 | Papua New Guinea | 74.9Index (0–188) |
| 139 | Bhutan | 74.7Index (0–188) |
| 140 | Comoros | 71.0Index (0–188) |
| 141 | Pakistan | 70.7Index (0–188) |
| 142 | Gabon | 70.5Index (0–188) |
| 143 | Cambodia | 69.9Index (0–188) |
| 144 | Uganda | 67.7Index (0–188) |
| 145 | Timor-Leste | 67.6Index (0–188) |
| 146 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 66.5Index (0–188) |
| 147 | Liberia | 66.5Index (0–188) |
| 148 | Sudan | 65.3Index (0–188) |
| 149 | Honduras | 65.3Index (0–188) |
| 150 | Zambia | 64.5Index (0–188) |
| 151 | Nigeria | 63.7Index (0–188) |
| 152 | Guatemala | 63.2Index (0–188) |
| 153 | Togo | 63.1Index (0–188) |
| 154 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 62.7Index (0–188) |
| 155 | Republic of the Congo | 61.2Index (0–188) |
| 156 | Sierra Leone | 59.5Index (0–188) |
| 157 | Republic of The Gambia | 59.4Index (0–188) |
| 158 | Cameroon | 58.2Index (0–188) |
| 159 | Ethiopia | 57.6Index (0–188) |
| 160 | Senegal | 55.0Index (0–188) |
| 161 | Angola | 54.4Index (0–188) |
| 162 | Malawi | 52.7Index (0–188) |
| 163 | United Republic of Tanzania | 52.5Index (0–188) |
| 164 | Mozambique | 52.0Index (0–188) |
| 165 | Benin | 51.8Index (0–188) |
| 166 | Guinea | 50.5Index (0–188) |
| 167 | Guinea-Bissau | 48.1Index (0–188) |
| 168 | Mauritania | 47.6Index (0–188) |
| 169 | Cote d'Ivoire | 47.3Index (0–188) |
| 170 | Lesotho | 46.7Index (0–188) |
| 171 | Central African Republic | 44.0Index (0–188) |
| 172 | Madagascar | 43.9Index (0–188) |
| 173 | Burundi | 43.5Index (0–188) |
| 174 | Burkina Faso | 39.0Index (0–188) |
| 175 | Djibouti | 38.5Index (0–188) |
| 176 | South Sudan | 36.4Index (0–188) |
| 177 | Chad | 36.0Index (0–188) |
| 178 | Yemen | 34.2Index (0–188) |
| 179 | Mali | 32.6Index (0–188) |
| 180 | Afghanistan | 30.5Index (0–188) |
| 181 | Niger | 30.0Index (0–188) |
Showing 181 of 181 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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