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The United Nations
United Nations

The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, Social change, human rights and achieving world peace....
 publishes a Human Development Index
Human Development Index

The Human Development Index is an index used to rank countries by level of "human development", which usually also implies to determine whether a country is a developed country, developing country....
 every year, which consists of the Education index, GDP Index and Life Expectancy Index
Life Expectancy Index

The Life expectancy index is a statistics used to determine the average lifespan of the population of a certain nation or area. Life expectancy is one of the factors in measuring the Human Development Index of each nation, along with adult literacy, education, and standard of living....
. These three components measure the educational attainment
Educational attainment

Educational attainment is a term commonly used by statisticans to refer to the highest degree of education an individual has completed.The US Census Bureau Glossary defines educational attainment as "the highest level of education completed in terms of the highest degree or the highest level of schooling completed." ...
, GDP per capita and life expectancy
Life expectancy

Life expectancy is the average number of years of life remaining at a given age. It is the average expected lifespan of an individual. Life expectancy is heavily dependent on the criteria used to select the group....
 respectively.

The Education Index is measured by the adult literacy
Literacy

The traditional definition of literacy is considered to be the ability to read and write, or the ability to use language to Reading , Writing, Listening, and Speech communication....
 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
Read

Read is an England village situated in the Ribble Valley in Lancashire. Read lies on the A671 road which was originally built as a turnpike trust road from Portfield to Padiham in the 1840s....
 and write, while the GER gives an indication of the level of education from kindergarten
Kindergarten

is a form of education for young children which serves as a transition from home to the commencement of more formal schooling. Children are taught to develop basic skills through creative play and social interaction....
 to postgraduate education
Postgraduate education

Postgraduate education involves studying for Academic degree or other qualifications for which a first or Bachelor's degree is required, and is normally considered to be part of tertiary or higher education....
.

Education
Education

File:Inukshuk Monterrey 1.jpgEducation can be seen as a product or a process and considered in a broad sense or a technical sense. According to philosophy of education George F....
 is a major component of well-being
Quality of life

Quality of life is the degree of well-being felt by an individual or group of people.Quality of life cannot be measured directly, however the perception of QOL is made up of of two components: the physical and the psychological....
 and is used in the measure of economic development
Economic development

Economic development is the development of wealth of countries or regions for the well-being of their inhabitants. It is the process by which a nation improves the economic, political, and social well being of its people....
 and quality of life
Quality of life

Quality of life is the degree of well-being felt by an individual or group of people.Quality of life cannot be measured directly, however the perception of QOL is made up of of two components: the physical and the psychological....
, which is a key factor determining whether a country is a developed, developing, or underdeveloped
Least Developed Countries

Least Developed Countries are countries which according to the United Nations exhibit the lowest indicators of socioeconomic International development, with the lowest Human Development Index ratings of list of countries....
 country.

increase. = steady. = decrease.

The latest index was released on December 18, 2008.






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The United Nations
United Nations

The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, Social change, human rights and achieving world peace....
 publishes a Human Development Index
Human Development Index

The Human Development Index is an index used to rank countries by level of "human development", which usually also implies to determine whether a country is a developed country, developing country....
 every year, which consists of the Education index, GDP Index and Life Expectancy Index
Life Expectancy Index

The Life expectancy index is a statistics used to determine the average lifespan of the population of a certain nation or area. Life expectancy is one of the factors in measuring the Human Development Index of each nation, along with adult literacy, education, and standard of living....
. These three components measure the educational attainment
Educational attainment

Educational attainment is a term commonly used by statisticans to refer to the highest degree of education an individual has completed.The US Census Bureau Glossary defines educational attainment as "the highest level of education completed in terms of the highest degree or the highest level of schooling completed." ...
, GDP per capita and life expectancy
Life expectancy

Life expectancy is the average number of years of life remaining at a given age. It is the average expected lifespan of an individual. Life expectancy is heavily dependent on the criteria used to select the group....
 respectively.

The Education Index is measured by the adult literacy
Literacy

The traditional definition of literacy is considered to be the ability to read and write, or the ability to use language to Reading , Writing, Listening, and Speech communication....
 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
Read

Read is an England village situated in the Ribble Valley in Lancashire. Read lies on the A671 road which was originally built as a turnpike trust road from Portfield to Padiham in the 1840s....
 and write, while the GER gives an indication of the level of education from kindergarten
Kindergarten

is a form of education for young children which serves as a transition from home to the commencement of more formal schooling. Children are taught to develop basic skills through creative play and social interaction....
 to postgraduate education
Postgraduate education

Postgraduate education involves studying for Academic degree or other qualifications for which a first or Bachelor's degree is required, and is normally considered to be part of tertiary or higher education....
.

Education
Education

File:Inukshuk Monterrey 1.jpgEducation can be seen as a product or a process and considered in a broad sense or a technical sense. According to philosophy of education George F....
 is a major component of well-being
Quality of life

Quality of life is the degree of well-being felt by an individual or group of people.Quality of life cannot be measured directly, however the perception of QOL is made up of of two components: the physical and the psychological....
 and is used in the measure of economic development
Economic development

Economic development is the development of wealth of countries or regions for the well-being of their inhabitants. It is the process by which a nation improves the economic, political, and social well being of its people....
 and quality of life
Quality of life

Quality of life is the degree of well-being felt by an individual or group of people.Quality of life cannot be measured directly, however the perception of QOL is made up of of two components: the physical and the psychological....
, which is a key factor determining whether a country is a developed, developing, or underdeveloped
Least Developed Countries

Least Developed Countries are countries which according to the United Nations exhibit the lowest indicators of socioeconomic International development, with the lowest Human Development Index ratings of list of countries....
 country.

2008 Education Index

  • Change in value from the last report is given as follows:
= increase. = steady. = decrease.
  • Montenegro
    Montenegro

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     and Serbia
    Serbia

    Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a country in Central Europe and Balkans Europe, covering the southern part of the Pannonian Plain and the central part of the Balkans....
     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
Human Development Index

The Human Development Index is an index used to rank countries by level of "human development", which usually also implies to determine whether a country is a developed country, developing country....
, see List of countries by Human Development Index
List of countries by Human Development Index

File:2006nian Renlei Fazhan Zhishu.svgThis is a list of countries by Human Development Index as included in a United Nations Development Program's Human development Statistical Update released on December 18, 2008, compiled on the basis of data from 2006....
.

Rank Country Education Index
1 1.000
2 0.993
3 0.993
4 0.993
5 0.991
6 0.989
7 0.988
8 0.985
9 0.985
10 0.980
11 0.980
12 0.978
13 0.976
14 0.975
15 0.974
16 0.974
17 0.971
18 0.969
19 0.968
20 0.968
21 0.966
22 0.965
23 0.964
24 0.962
25 0.961
26 0.960
27 0.958
28 0.957
29 0.956
30 0.955
31 0.954
32 0.952
33 0.949
34 0.947
35 0.946
36 0.940
37 0.939
38 0.938
39 0.936
40 0.933
41 0.930
42 0.928
43 0.927
44 0.920
45 0.919
46 0.918
47 0.915
48 0.914
49 0.913
50 0.909
51 0.909
52 0.907
53 0.905
54 0.903
55 0.900
56 0.896
57 0.896
58 0.896
59 0.894
60 0.892
61 0.891
62 0.891
63 0.890
64 0.890
65 0.888
66 0.887
67 0.887
68 0.886
69 0.886
70 0.886
71 0.886
72 0.885
73 0.885
74 0.884
75 0.884
76 0.884
77 0.882
78 0.881
79 0.880
79 0.880
80 0.879
81 0.879
82 0.879
83 0.878
84 0.877
85 0.875
86 0.874
87 0.868
88 0.864
89 0.864
90 0.861
91 0.849
92 0.848
93 0.848
94 0.848
95 0.845
96 0.843
97 0.840
98 0.838
99 0.837
100 0.836
101 0.834
102 0.834
103 0.830
104 0.824
105 0.818
106 0.817
107 0.815
108 0.810
109 0.808
110 0.805
111 0.804
112 0.800
113 0.798
114 0.787
115 0.787
116 0.787
117 0.787
118 0.783
119 0.774
120 0.769
121 0.769
122 0.766
123 0.762
124 0.753
125 0.743
126 0.731
127 0.731
128 0.723
129 0.709
130 0.700
131 0.692
132 0.690
133 0.682
134 0.679
135 0.676
136 0.671
137 0.665
138 0.664
139 0.661
140 0.659
141 0.648
142 0.638
143 0.622
144 0.619
145 0.607
146 0.605
147 0.578
148 0.571
149 0.563
150 0.559
151 0.555
152 0.554
153 0.553
154 0.546
155 0.545
156 0.543
157 0.541
158 0.539
159 0.537
160 0.535
161 0.524
162 0.518
163 0.514
164 0.474
165 0.450
166 0.440
167 0.439
168 0.419
169 0.417
170 0.396
171 0.390
172 0.361
173 0.300
174 0.293
175 0.286
176 0.274


See also

  • List of countries by literacy rate
    List of countries by literacy rate

    List of countries by literacy rate, as included in the United Nations Development Programme Report 2007/2008....
  • Programme for International Student Assessment
    Programme for International Student Assessment

    The Programme for International Student Assessment is a triennial world-wide test of 15-year-old schoolchildren's scholastic performance, the implementation of which is coordinated by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ....
  • IQ and Global Inequality
    IQ and Global Inequality

    IQ and Global Inequality is a controversial 2006 book by Dr. Richard Lynn, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, and Dr....
  • School leaving age
    School leaving age

    The school leaving age states the minimum age which a person is legally allowed to leave compulsory education. The majority of countries have their school leaving age set the same as their minimum full-time employment age, thus allowing smooth transition from education into employment, whilst a few have it set just below the age at which a...


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