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Technical notesCalculating the human Development indices graphical presentationInequality-adjustedHuman DevelopmentIndex (IHDI)KnowledgeMean yearsof schoolingExpected yearsof schoolingEducation indexLife expectancy indexHuman Development Index (HDI)Life expectancy at birthGNI indexGNI per capita (PPP $)DIMENSIONSINDICATORSDIMENSIONINDEXLong and healthy lifeA decent standard of livingHuman DevelopmentIndex (HDI)KnowledgeLong and healthy lifeA decent standard of livingYears of schoolingLife expectancyInequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI)Life expectancy at birthIncome/consumptionGNI per capita (PPP $)HealthEducationSchoolattendanceYearsof schoolingHeadcountratioIntensityof povertyMultidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)Standard of livingDIMENSIONSINDICATORSPOVERTY MEASURESMultidimensionalPoverty Index (MPI)DIMENSIONSINDICATORSDIMENSIONINDEXH ealthEmpowermentFemale and male sharesof parliamentary seatsFemale and malepopulation with at leastsecondary educationFemale and male labour forceparticipation ratesFemale labourmarket indexLabour marketMaternal mortalityratioAdolescent birthrateDIMENSIONSINDICATORSGender Inequality Index (GII)Gender Inequality Index (GII)Female empowermentindexFemalegender indexMaleg

This technical note describes the data sources, steps to calculating the HDI, and the methodology used to estimate missing values. Data sources • Life expectancy at birth: UNDESA (2019). • Expected years of schooling: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2020), ICF Macro Demographic and Health Surveys (2008–2020), United Nations

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