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Ghana has moved up four places on the latest United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Index (HDI).
From the previous 142nd position in 2018 to the new 138th in 2019, out of 189 countries, Ghana’s HDI value also increased from 0.465 points to 0.611 points between 1990 and 2019, representing a 31.4 per cent increment.
The HDI is an average measure of basic human development achievements in a country which assesses long-term progress in three basic dimensions of human development, namely: life expectancy, access to education and decent standard of living.
Whereas Ghana’s life expectancy at birth increased by 7.3 years to 64.1 years, the mean years of schooling increased by 2.4 years (to 7.3 years), while the expected years of schooling increased by 3.9 years (to 11.5 years), the report further revealed.
Ghana has moved up four places on the latest United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Index (HDI).
From the previous 142nd position in 2018 to the new 138th in 2019, out of 189 countries, Ghana’s HDI value also increased from 0.465 points to 0.611 points between 1990 and 2019, representing a 31.4 per cent increment.
The HDI is an average measure of basic human development achievements in a country which assesses long-term progress in three basic dimensions of human development, namely: life expectancy, access to education and decent standard of living.
Whereas Ghana’s life expectancy at birth increased by 7.3 years to 64.1 years, the mean years of schooling increased by 2.4 years (to 7.3 years), while the expected years of schooling increased by 3.9 years (to 11.5 years), the report further revealed.
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