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Human Development Index (HDI)

The document discusses the Human Development Index (HDI), which is a tool used to calculate a country's achievement in terms of economic and social dimensions. The HDI is a composite statistic of life expectancy, education, and income indicators. It was introduced in 1990 by Pakistani economist Mahbub-Ul-Haq to assess quality of life and opportunities. The HDI includes four pillars of human development: equity, sustainability, productivity, and empowerment. It is published by the United Nations Programme and provides a way to compare development levels between countries.

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Human Development Index (HDI)

The document discusses the Human Development Index (HDI), which is a tool used to calculate a country's achievement in terms of economic and social dimensions. The HDI is a composite statistic of life expectancy, education, and income indicators. It was introduced in 1990 by Pakistani economist Mahbub-Ul-Haq to assess quality of life and opportunities. The HDI includes four pillars of human development: equity, sustainability, productivity, and empowerment. It is published by the United Nations Programme and provides a way to compare development levels between countries.

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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX

(HDI)

INTRODUCTION,
CALCULATION, AND CRITIQUE.
PRESENTED BY: SUMMYYA,
ABDULLAH, MANAHIL,
HANIYA, VANIA, FATIMA, AND
ZABAD.
TABLE OF CONTENT

INTRODUCTION BY SUMMYYA IRSHAD.


FACTORS AND INDICATORS BY M.ABDULLAH.
EDUCATION BY MANAHIL KHAN.
LIFE EXPECTENCY BY HANIYA ALI.
PER CAPITA INCOME BY VANIA FATIMA.
CALCULATION BY FATIMA HABEEB.
CONCLUSION BY ZABAD SHAH.
DEFINITION AND HISTORY

WHAT IS • “It is a tool to calculate a country’s overall achievement in

HDI? terms of its economic and social dimensions.”

• “The HDI is a composite statistic of life expectancy,


DEFINITION education, and per capita income indicators, which is used
to rank countries into four tiers of human development.”

• Introduced in 1990 by Pakistani economist Mahbub-Ul-


ORIGIN Haq, assisted by Amartya Sen. They worked upon
functioning which provided conceptual framework.
DEVELOPMENT AND PILLARS

INCLUDES • The quality of life and opportunities.


PUBLISHED BY • United Nations Programme (UNDP).

• Growth is quantitative and value neutral change,


GROWTH AND could be positive or negative but development occurs
DEVELOPMENT: when positive growth takes place. It is a qualitative
change which is always positive in value.

FOUR PILLARS OF
HUMAN • Equity, Sustainability, Productivity, and
DEVELOPMENT: Empowerment.
Country Expected years of
schooling
Norway 18
Germany 14.1
United States 13
India 12.3
Bangladesh 11.2
Pakistan 8.5
Solomon Islands 8.3

Education as an indicator of HDI


“Quality Article “25-A”
education’’

Education
(Pakistan’s ranking) Literacy Rates
Gross Enrollment
Rates (GER)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)

Quality
Quality of Higher Human Resource Overseas
Enhancement Cell
Education Development Scholarships
(QEC)

The Ehsaas
Planning &
Need-Based Undergraduate
Development of
Scholarships (UG)
Higher Education
Scholarships
LIFE
EXPECTANCY
Life expectancy refers to the
number of years we expect a
person to live
Life expectancy in the world from 1950 to 2020
140
120
100
80
60
40
20

The Worldview 0
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020

& Pakistan
• The COVID-19 pandemic reduced life expectancy
How Covid 19 by the largest amount since World War Two.
• Globally, the decline is 0.92 yrs in 2019-20 and
affected life 0.72 yrs in 2021.

expectancy? • Cambodia in the 1970s or Rwanda in the 1990s.


• Larger in Asian and African countries than Western
European countries.
Standard of living
 The standard of living dimension is measured by gross national
income per capita. 
 The HDI uses the logarithm of income, to reflect the diminishing
importance of income with increasing GNI
Continued
Per capita income can be used to determine the average per-person income
for an area and to evaluate the standard of living and quality of life of the
population.
Per capita income for a nation is calculated by dividing the country's national
income by its population.
It counts each man, woman, and child, even newborn babies, as a member of
the population.
It is a measure of the amount of money earned per person in a nation or
geographic region.
Pakistan GNI for 2021 was $338.86B, a 5.33% increase from 2020. Pakistan
GNI for 2020 was $321.73B, a 8.03% decline from 2019.
GNI per capita of Pakistan over the years

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