Human Development Index 2023-24
March 22 , 2024
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- The 2023/24 Human Development Report, titled “Breaking the Gridlock: Reimagining Cooperation in a polarized world,” was released recently.
- India’s HDI value has increased to 0.644 in 2022, placing the country 134 out of 193 countries and territories.
- While rich countries have attained record human development, half of the poorest remain below their pre-crisis level of progress.
- In 2022, India saw improvements across all HDI indicators–life expectancy, education, and Gross National Income (GNI) per capita.
- Life expectancy rose from 67.2 to 67.7 years, expected years of schooling reached 12.6.
- Mean years of schooling has increased to 6.57, and GNI per capita saw an increase from $6,542 to $6,951.
- India has demonstrated progress in reducing gender inequality.
- India’s GII value of 0.437 is better than the global and South Asian averages.
- India has also shown progress in reducing gender inequality and ranks 108 out of 166 countries in the GII 2022.
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