TNPSC Thervupettagam

Human Development Index 2023-24

March 22 , 2024 43 days 669 0
  • 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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