What is human development index? Who has prepared it? Write about basic components of human development measurement.
Human development index is the cumulative measurement of the overall development of the people
of a country.
It was prepared by United Nation Development Organization and it is published by UNDP.
The basic components of human development index are as follow:
a. Life expectancy at birth- It denotes average expected length of life of a person at the time of
birth. It is measured in terms of life expectancy in years.
b. Literacy- It is measured by gross enrolment ratio for three levels means enrolment ratio for
primary school, secondary school and higher education beyond secondary school.
Per capita income- It is calculated in dollars for all countries so that it can be compared. It is
also done in a way so that every dollar would buy the same amount of goods and services in any
country.
