A Short Analysis of the Statistical Indicators for the Education Level in EU Countries

• Author: Antonoaie, C.
• Position: Dept. of Economic Sciences and Business Administration, Transilvania University of Brasov
• Pages: 105-110

Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov

Series V: Economic Sciences • Vol. 7 (56) No. 2 - 2014

A SHORT ANALYSIS OF THE STATISTICAL

INDICATORS FOR THE EDUCATION

LEVEL IN EU COUNTRIES

Cristina ANTONOAIE 1

Abstract: The following paper is based on data collected from the Human

Development Report of 2014 - Sustaining Human Progress: Reducing

Vulnerabilities and Building Resilience of the United Nations Development

Programme, which comprises the data recorded until the end of the year

2013. As it has been the case every year, the report contains complex

statistical data gathered from 187 countries in the form of section grouped

indicators reflecting the essential aspects of human development. We have

analyzed the data presented in Section 9: Education and focused solely on

the countries which are part of the European Union.

Key words: human development index, ranks, education, indicators.

1 Dept. of Economic Sciences and Business Administration, Transilvania University of Braşov.

1. Introduction

In this report, the countries are

categorized according to the Human

Development Index (HDI), a composite

index measuring the average achievement

in three basic dimensions of human

development—a long and healthy life,

knowledge and a decent standard of living.

A complex indicator which takes 3

aspects into account: Life expectancy at

birth (1), Mean years of schooling

combined with Expected years of

schooling (2) and Gross national income

(GNI) per capita (3).

The situation for the EU countries is as

follows:

Human Development Index (HDI) 2013 Table 1

Country AT B E BG HR CY CZ DK EE FI FR

Value 0.881 0.881 0.777 0.812 0.845 0.861 0.900 0.840 0.879 0.884

Rank 21 21 58 47 32 28 10 33 24 20

Country DE EL HU IE IT LV LT LU MT NL

Value 0.911 0.853 0.818 0.899 0.872 0.810 0.834 0.881 0.829 0.915

Rank 6 29 43 11 26 48 35 21 39 4

Country PL PT RO SK SI ES SE UK

Value 0.834 0.822 0.785 0.830 0.874 0.869 0.898 0.892

Rank 35 41 54 37 25 27 12 14