(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) Muscat- The sultanate has achieved high levels in the Human Development Index for 2018, issued by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
The sultanate advanced to the 48th place globally, climbing four positions, compared to the previous year, out of 189 countries and was placed fifth in the Arab and Gulf countries. The sultanate has been classified within very high human development countries for the first time since its inclusion in the report.
According to the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI), the sultanate obtained 0.821 points in the index, which ranges from 0 to 1, to enter the group of countries with very high human development (0.8-1.0).
The handbook is a brief measure of human development, measuring the average achievements of a country in three basic dimensions of human development: long and healthy life, knowledge acquisition and an adequate standard of living.
The improvement in the knowledge acquisition index is measured by the development, dissemination and improvement of education and efforts to reduce dropout and illiteracy, measured by the average number of years of schooling and the expected number of years of schooling.
The sultanate came in third place in the Gulf as the average value of the study years increased from 8.1 years in 2016 to 9.5 years in 2018.
The value of the expected number of years of study in the sultanate increased from 13.7 years in 2016 to 13.9 years in 2018.
In the birth expectancy index, which reflects the level of health services coverage, quality and impact on the decline in death rates and under-five mortality rates and infant mortality, the sultanate ranked third in the Gulf in longevity, with a life expectancy of 77.3 years.
With regard to the extent to which resources are obtained to achieve a decent standard of living, the average per capita GDP of the sultanate is US$36,390.
This achievement comes within the context of the upward trend of the sultanate since its inclusion in the Human Development Index in 2000.
The sultanate got 0.704 points in the year 2000 to continue the index; was up 0.793 points in 2010 and continues to rise this year with 0.821 points.
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