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World map indicating Education Index (2007)

██ 0.950 and over ██ 0.900–0.949 ██ 0.850–0.899 ██ 0.800–0.849 ██ 0.750–0.799

██ 0.700–0.749 ██ 0.650–0.699 ██ 0.600–0.649 ██ 0.550–0.599 ██ 0.500–0.549

██ 0.450–0.499 ██ 0.400–0.449 ██ 0.350–0.399 ██ under 0.350 ██ not available

The United Nations publishes a Human Development Index every year, which consists of the Education index, GDP Index and Life Expectancy Index. These three components measure the educational attainment, GDP per capita and life expectancy respectively.

The Education Index is measured by the adult literacy rate (with two-thirds weighting) and the combined primary, secondary, and tertiary gross enrollment ratio (with one-third weighting). The adult literacy rate gives an indication of the ability to read and write, while the GER gives an indication of the level of education from kindergarten to postgraduate education.

Education is a major component of well-being and is used in the measure of economic development and quality of life, which is a key factor determining whether a country is a developed, developing, or underdeveloped country.

2008 Education Index

• Change in value from the last report is given as follows:
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• Montenegro and Serbia are not marked with the above as they are new to the index.

The latest index was released on December 18, 2008. This statistical update covers the period up to 2006. 1 is the highest possible theoretical score, indicating perfect education attainment. All countries considered to be developed countries possess a minimum score of 0.8 or above, although the great majority have a score of 0.9 or above. For ranking based on the Human Development Index, see List of countries by Human Development Index.

Rank	Country	Education Index
1=	Template:Country data Australia	0.993
1=	Template:Country data Denmark	0.993
1=	Template:Country data Finland	0.993
1=	Template:Country data New Zealand	0.993
5	Template:Country data Canada	0.991
6	Template:Country data Norway	0.989
7	Template:Country data South Korea	0.988
8=	Template:Country data Ireland	0.985
8=	Template:Country data Netherlands	0.985
10=	Template:Country data Greece	0.980
10=	Template:Country data Iceland	0.980
12	Template:Country data France	0.978
13	Template:Country data Cuba	0.976
14	Template:Country data Luxembourg	0.975
15=	Template:Country data Belgium	0.974
15=	Template:Country data Sweden	0.974
17	Template:Country data Spain	0.971
18	Template:Country data Slovenia	0.969
19=	Template:Country data Lithuania	0.968
19=	Template:Country data United States	0.968
21	Template:Country data Kazakhstan	0.966
22	Template:Country data Italy	0.965
23	Template:Country data Estonia	0.964
24	Template:Country flag2	0.962
25	Template:Country data Latvia	0.961
26	Template:Country data Hungary	0.960
27	Template:Country data Belarus	0.958
28	Template:Country flag2	0.957
29	Template:Country data Ukraine	0.956
30	Template:Country data Uruguay	0.955
31	Template:Country data Germany	0.954
32	Template:Country data Poland	0.952
33	Template:Country data Japan	0.949
34	Template:Country data Israel	0.947
35	Template:Country data Argentina	0.946
36	Template:Country data Barbados	0.940
37	Template:Country data Guyana	0.939
38	Template:Country data Czech Republic	0.938
39	Template:Country data Switzerland	0.936
40	Template:Country data Russia	0.933
41	Template:Country data Bulgaria	0.930
42	Template:Country data Slovakia	0.928
43	Template:Country data Portugal	0.927
44	Template:Country data Tonga	0.920
45	Template:Country data Kyrgyzstan	0.919
46	Template:Country data Chile	0.918
47	Template:Country data Croatia	0.915
48	Template:Country data Romania	0.914
49	Template:Country data Mongolia	0.913
50	Template:Country data Cyprus	0.909
51	Template:Country data Georgia	0.909
52	Template:Country data Turkmenistan	0.907
53	Template:Country data Samoa	0.905
54	Template:Country data Armenia	0.903
55	Template:Country data Moldova	0.900
56	Template:Country data Saint Kitts and Nevis	0.896
57	Template:Country data Saint Lucia	0.896
58	Template:Country data Tajikistan	0.896
59	Template:Country data Libya	0.894
60	Template:Country data Brunei	0.892
61=	Template:Country data Montenegro	0.891
61=	Template:Country data Serbia	0.891
63=	Template:Country data Bahrain	0.890
63=	Template:Country data Uzbekistan	0.890
65	Template:Country data Brazil	0.888
66=	Template:Country data Panama	0.887
66=	Template:Country data Philippines	0.887
68=	Template:Country data Albania	0.886
68=	Template:Country data Seychelles	0.886
68=	Template:Country data Thailand	0.886
68=	Template:Country data Venezuela	0.886
72=	Template:Country data Bolivia	0.885
72=	Template:Country data Peru	0.885
74=	Template:Country data Grenada	0.884
74=	Template:Country data Maldives	0.884
74=	Template:Country data Palestinian Territories	0.884
77	Template:Country data Costa Rica	0.882
78	Template:Country data Azerbaijan	0.881
79=	Template:Country data Malta	0.880
79=	Template:Country data Jordan	0.880
81=	Template:Country data Hong Kong	0.879
81=	Template:Country data Republic of Macedonia	0.879
81=	Template:Country data Mexico	0.879
84	Template:Country data Bahamas	0.878
85	Template:Country data Ecuador	0.877
86	Template:Country data Colombia	0.875
87	Template:Country data Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.874
88	Template:Country data Fiji	0.868
89=	Template:Country data Kuwait	0.864
89=	Template:Country data Paraguay	0.864
91	Template:Country data Trinidad and Tobago	0.861
92	Template:Country data People's Republic of China	0.849
93=	Template:Country data Dominica	0.848
93=	Template:Country data Malaysia	0.848
95=	Template:Country data Suriname	0.848
96	Template:Country data Lebanon	0.845
97	Template:Country data Singapore	0.843
98	Template:Country data South Africa	0.840
99	Template:Country data Gabon	0.838
100	Template:Country data Dominican Republic	0.837
101	Template:Country data Mauritius	0.836
102=	Template:Country data Indonesia	0.834
102=	Template:Country data Sri Lanka	0.834
104	Template:Country data Jamaica	0.830
105	Template:Country data Turkey	0.824
106	Template:Country data United Arab Emirates	0.818
107	Template:Country data Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0.817
108	Template:Country data Saudi Arabia	0.815
109	Template:Country data Vietnam	0.810
110	Template:Country data Namibia	0.808
111	Template:Country data Sao Tome and Principe	0.805
112	Template:Country data Iran	0.804
113	Template:Country data Honduras	0.800
114	Template:Country data El Salvador	0.798
115=	Template:Country data Cape Verde	0.787
115=	Template:Country data Equatorial Guinea	0.787
115=	Template:Country data Burma	0.787
115=	Template:Country data Oman	0.787
119	Template:Country data Botswana	0.783
120	Template:Country data Nicaragua	0.774
121=	Template:Country data Congo	0.769
121=	Template:Country data Syria	0.769
123	Template:Country data Tunisia	0.766
124	Template:Country data Belize	0.762
125	Template:Country data Lesotho	0.753
126	Template:Country data Algeria	0.743
127=	Template:Country data Egypt	0.731
127=	Template:Country data Swaziland	0.731
128	Template:Country data Vanuatu	0.723
129	Template:Country data Guatemala	0.709
130	Template:Country data Cambodia	0.700
131	Template:Country data Uganda	0.692
132	Template:Country data Kenya	0.690
133	Template:Country data Laos	0.682
134	Template:Country data Malawi	0.679
135	Template:Country data Solomon Islands	0.676
136	Template:Country data Madagascar	0.671
137	Template:Country data Pakistan	0.665
138	Template:Country data Zambia	0.664
139	Template:Country data Tanzania	0.661
140	Template:Country data Comoros	0.659
141	Template:Country data Nigeria	0.648
142	Template:Country data India	0.638
143	Template:Country data Cameroon	0.622
144	Template:Country data Yemen	0.619
145	Template:Country data Rwanda	0.607
146	Template:Country data Ghana	0.605
147	Template:Country data Haiti	0.578
148	Template:Country data Nepal	0.571
149	Template:Country data Morocco	0.563
150	Template:Country data Democratic Republic of the Congo	0.559
151	Template:Country data Liberia	0.555
152	Template:Country data Djibouti	0.554
153	Template:Country data Bhutan	0.553
154	Template:Country data Burundi	0.546
155	Template:Country data East Timor	0.545
156	Template:Country data Togo	0.543
157	Template:Country data Guinea-Bissau	0.541
158	Template:Country data Sudan	0.539
159	Template:Country data Mauritania	0.537
160	Template:Country data Angola	0.535
161	Template:Country data Bangladesh	0.524
162	Template:Country data Papua New Guinea	0.518
163	Template:Country data Eritrea	0.514
164	Template:Country data Mozambique	0.474
165	Template:Country data Côte d'Ivoire	0.450
166	Template:Country data Benin	0.440
167	Template:Country data Gambia	0.439
168	Template:Country data Central African Republic	0.419
169	Template:Country data Senegal	0.417
170	Template:Country data Sierra Leone	0.396
171	Template:Country data Ethiopia	0.390
172	Template:Country data Guinea	0.361
173	Template:Country data Mali	0.300
174	Template:Country data Chad	0.293
175	Template:Country data Niger	0.286
176	Template:Country data Burkina Faso	0.274

See also

• List of countries by literacy rate
• IQ and Global Inequality
• School leaving age

External links

• Human Development Report Office
• Human Development Report 2007/2008 - completePDF (12.0 MB)

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