- India has been ranked 132 out of 191 countries in the recently released Human Development Report 2021-22 by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). Last year the country was ranked 131st
- This year’s report is titled “Uncertain Times, Unsettled Lives: Shaping Our Future in a Transforming World”.
- India’s HDI value during 2021 was 0.633, lower than the world average of 0.732. In 2020 also, India recorded a decline in its HDI value (0.642) as compared to the pre-Covid level of 2019 (0.645).
- Gross National Income (GNI) per capita: India’s GNP per capita (2017 PPP) at $6,590.
- In 2021, India’s life expectancy at birth was recorded at 67.2 years.
- The decline in India’s HDI from 0.645 in 2018 to 0.633 in 2021 can be attributed to falling life expectancy at birth.
- The expected years of schooling in India is 11.9 years and the average years of schooling is 6.7 years.
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