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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

Education Index

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.

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• Education Index. (2011, January 1). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 12:44, January 18, 2011, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Education_Index&oldid=405378300

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• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Education_index_UN_HDR_2008.svg; This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Weblinks

• Human Development Report Office

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