Human Development Index Compared to
Human Development Indicators and TIMSS

Country

 

 

 

Human Development Index Rating Enrolment for all levels % age 6–23 Upper secondary full-time equivalent enrolment %** Tertiary full-time equivalent enrolment % Tertiary graduates as % of population normal graduate TIMSS Science results
  1994 1991 1991 1991 1990–1991 1996
Canada

1

89

101

66

33.3

515

Switzerland

2

74

107

28

7.6

503

Japan

3

73

99

39

23.7

531

France

6

78

106

39

16.3

475

Australia

7

71

91

40

24.4

524.5

Netherlands

9

71

132

35

8.3

538.5

Austria

12

64

120

29

7.8

538.5

Belgium

13

76

99

32

13.3

539.5

Israel

19

73

—8

336

5.1

5249

Ireland

21

73

112

263

16

516.5

Hungary

31

64

96

16

6.4

536.5

Korea(d)

32

741

87

37.71

—8

520

Singapore(d)

43

681

70

85

5.87

576

Bulgaria(d)

48

67

592

264

6.4

548

Thailand(d)

54

451

33

15.7

57

509

** Per cent may be higher than 100 as numbers include people who have left and re-entered the system;
1 1990 figures;
2 1988–89 figures;
3 1988 figures;
4 1988–89 figures;
5 1992 figures;
6 latest figures available;
7 1987–90 figures;
8 not reported;
9 TIMSS for Grade 8 only;
(d) developing nation, all others are classified as industrial nations.

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