Question
Which are the measures of the Education Component of
Human Development Index, since HDR 2010? i. Mean of years of schooling (For adults aged 25 years) ii. The average age of starting of school education iii. The no. of years of schooling for the pollution iv. Expected years of schooling (For children of school entering age)Solution
Education is a major component of well-being and is used in the measure of economic development and quality of life, which is a key factor determining whether a country is a developed, developing, or underdeveloped nation. Education index EI is calculated from "Expected years of schooling" EYS (Number of years a child of school entrance age can expect to spend in a given level of education) and "Mean years of schooling" MYS (Average number of completed years of education of a population [25 years and older]).
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