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1: Country Profiles

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Key indicators

Human Capital Index 2015 Rank

56

(out of 124 countries)

Total population (1,000s).............................. 2,351

Median age of population (years)....................... 32

Working age population (1,000s).................. 2,010

GDP per capita (constant 11 US$, PPP).... 144,427

Tertiary-educated population (1,000s).............. 332

Labour force participation rate (%).................. 86.7

Aged dependency ratio (%).............................. 1.3

Employment-to-population ratio (%)................ 86.5

Child dependency ratio (%)............................. 16.1

Unemployment rate (%).................................... 0.3

Education and workforce distribution

65 and over
5564
4554
3544
2534
1524
15 and under
0

10

15

20

25

30

35

Percent of total population

n Active

n Active, secondary

n Inactive

n Inactive, secondary

n Active, primary

n Active, tertiary

n Inactive, primary

n Inactive, tertiary

Employment distribution by economic activity and occupation

Percent of population employed in

Agriculture
Industry
Services

Population by
employment type

Unemployed population
by former occupation

Total....................................................................1.2...........44.9.......... 40.7............................................................................86.8.......................
Managers, professionals and technicians..............0.0.............6.4............ 9.4

Tertiary education requirements.................15.9..........................0.0

Clerical, service and sales workers.......................0.1.............3.0............ 7.7

Secondary education requirements............51.5..........................0.1

Skilled agricultural and trades workers..................0.2...........22.7............ 7.9

.............................................0.0

Plant and machine operators, and assemblers.......0.2.............4.2............ 5.3

.............................................0.0

Elementary occupations.......................................0.6.............8.5.......... 10.4

Primary education requirements................19.5..........................0.0

Others.................................................................0.0.............0.0............ 0.0..............................................................................0.0.......................

Business Perceptions

Score (17)

Students by field of study

Current enrolment

Annual Graduates (latest year)

Quality of math/science education..................5.54

Total................................................................................... 17,266......................................1,969

Quality of business schools............................5.59

Agriculture............................................................................................................................

Specialized training services...........................5.29

Education................................................................................. 374.........................................103

Capacity to attract talent................................5.90

Engineering, Manufacturing, Construction............................... 2,931.........................................536

Capacity to retain talent.................................5.78

Health and Welfare................................................................ 1,106.........................................108

Humanities and Arts............................................................... 4,077.........................................367
Sciences............................................................................... 1,239.........................................125
Services................................................................................... 196...........................................49
Social Sciences, Business, Law.............................................. 4,621.........................................681
Unspecified........................................................................... 2,722..........................................

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2.1: Country Profiles

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Value Score Rank

Under 15 Age Group

93.12

13

Enrolment in education
Primary enrolment rate.....................................95.9........... 95.92...............66
Secondary enrolment rate................................94.9........... 94.95...............13
Basic education survival rate............................97.3........... 97.25...............25
Secondary enrolment gender gap..................100.0......... 100.00.................1
Quality of education
Quality of primary schools1...............................5.65........... 77.48.................9
Vulnerability
Incidence of child labour...................................... ................................

Value Score Rank

1524 Age Group

65.97

71

Enrolment in education
Tertiary enrolment rate......................................14.3........... 14.26...............92
Vocational enrolment rate...................................1.6............. 1.56.............111
Quality of education
Quality of education system1............................5.82........... 80.34.................3
Youth literacy rate.............................................99.5........... 99.54...............45
Educational attainment
Primary education attainment rate....................84.7........... 84.74.............108
Secondary education attainment rate...............32.7........... 32.67.............107
Economic participation
Labour force participation rate..........................66.2........... 66.20...............13
Unemployment rate............................................1.3........... 98.70.................3
Underemployment rate........................................ ................................
Not in employment, education
or training rate..................................................9.4........... 90.60...............20
Long-term unemployment rate.........................19.0........... 80.95...............32
Skills
Incidence of overeducation.................................. ................................
Incidence of undereducation............................... ................................
Skill diversity2.................................................0.239........... 76.11...............53

Value Score Rank

2554 Age Group

59.07

75

Educational attainment
Primary education attainment rate....................71.4........... 71.44.............105
Secondary education attainment rate...............41.7........... 41.74...............93
Tertiary education attainment rate.....................12.9........... 12.85...............72
Workplace learning
Staff training services1......................................5.26........... 71.07.................6
Economic complexity3..................................0.764........... 37.27...............94
Economic participation
Labour force participation rate..........................91.8........... 91.80...............14
Unemployment rate............................................0.2........... 99.80.................1
Underemployment rate........................................ ................................
Employment gender gap..................................61.5........... 61.47...............69
Skills
High-skilled employment share.........................18.3........... 18.30...............74
Medium-skilled employment share...................77.6........... 77.60.............101
Ease of finding skilled employees1...................4.99........... 66.45.................9

Value Score Rank

5564 Age Group

66.94

66

Educational attainment
Primary education attainment rate....................71.0........... 71.03...............91
Secondary education attainment rate...............44.2........... 44.19...............66
Tertiary education attainment rate.....................15.9........... 15.90...............41
Economic participation
Labour force participation rate..........................70.5........... 70.50...............31
Unemployment rate............................................0.0......... 100.00.................1
Underemployment rate........................................ ................................
Healthy life expectancy at birth............................68......... 100.00.................1

Value Score Rank

65 and Over Age Group

50.65

75

Educational attainment
Primary education attainment rate....................48.4........... 48.40...............91
Secondary education attainment rate...............25.9........... 25.94...............67
Tertiary education attainment rate.......................7.9............. 7.90...............58
Economic participation
Labour force participation rate..........................32.2........... 32.20...............37
Unemployment rate............................................0.0......... 100.00.................1
Underemployment rate ....................................... ................................
Healthy life years beyond age 65...........................3........... 89.47...............33
Value

Additional Indicators
Innovation ecosystem
State of cluster development1.................................................................5.21
University-business R&D collaboration1...................................................5.44
Ease of starting a business4.....................................................................103
Vulnerability
Workers in informal employment................................................................
Workers in vulnerable employment............................................................0.2
Social safety net1....................................................................................5.34
Primary completion rate (poorest | richest quintile)................................ ,
Public investment
Public spending on education (% of GDP)...............................................2.45
Internet access in schools1.....................................................................5.85

Country Score Within Income Group

100
80
60
40
20
0

Overall Index

Under 15

1524

2554

5564

65 and over

n maxmin range of income groupl country score

income group average

NOTES
Unless otherwise indicated, Value refers to percentage rates for the corresponding age group that have been rounded to one decimal place for reporting purposes.
Exact values have been used for calculating scores. For further details and explanations, please refer to the Users Guide: How to Read the Country Profiles.
1 Survey response on a 1-to-7 scale (1 = worst score, 7 = best score)
2 Data on a 0-to-1 scale (0 = best score, 1 = worst score)
3 Data from 1.854 (worst score) to 2.235 (best score)
4 Rank number on a list of 189 countries

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