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Which one of the following educational development indicators is currently used by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to construct Human Development Index?

Which one of the following educational development indicators is currently used by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to construct Human Development Index? Correct Answer Mean Years of Schooling

The correct answer is Mean Years of Schooling.

Key Points

  • Dr Mehboob-ul-haq in 1990. developed the Human Development Index which measures development by well-being, rather than by income alone. 
  • Amartya Sen and Mehboob Ul Haq opinioned that development was not only about economic indicators but also about human development indicators like life expectancy, years of schooling, etc.
  • HDI is part of the Human Development Report that is published by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
  • Measured using 3 parameters
  1. Health – Life expectancy at birth.
  2. Education – expected years of schooling for school-age children and mean years of schooling in the adult population.
  3. Income – Gross National Income (GNI) per capita (PPP)
  • Top Performers – Norway, Switzerland, Ireland.

Additional Information

  •  Human Development Index, 2020-
    • India ranked 131 among 189 countries on the HDI for 2019.
    • The report was released by UNDP.
    • Norway topped the index, followed by Ireland and Switzerland. Hong Kong and Iceland complete the top five.

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