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NZ Tops UN Education Index in New Report
Friday, 4 November 2011
New Zealand is the fifth most developed nation in the world, and the highest rated for education, according to a global report that ranks countries on their achievements in health, education and income.
In the 21st annual Human Development Index, released this week by the UN Development Programme, New Zealand was said to have "very high human development" and was ranked fifth out of 187 countries, though it was placed 23rd on gender equality.
The UNDP rated countries on their long-term progress in three dimensions of human development - a long and healthy life, access to education and a decent standard of living.
New Zealand had the highest ranking in the Education Index - with a score of 1.00 on the scale and a mean of 12.5 years of schooling which increased by 0.9 years from 1980.
The chief statistician for the Human Development Index, Milorad Kovacevi, said the report helped to better assess the levels of development for "all segments of society, rather than for just the mythical 'average' person".
"We consider health and education distribution to be just as important in this equation as income, and the data shows great inequalities in many countries."
via NZ Herald
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