• The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistic composite index of

o  Life expectancy,

o  Education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and

o  Per capita National income indicators.

• It is used to rank countries into four tiers of human development.
• The index is based on the human development approach, developed by Mahbub ul Haq,
• The index does not take into account several factors, such as the net wealth per capita or the relative quality of goods in a country.

• HDI emphasizes that people and their capabilities should be the ultimate criteria for assessing the development of a country, not economic growth alone.
• Based on three Basic Dimensions of Human Development:

o  A long and healthy life,

o  Access to knowledge, and

o  A decent standard of living

• Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index:The IHDI indicates percentage loss in HDI due to inequality.

• Gender Development Index:GDI measures disparities on the HDI by gende
• Gender Inequality Index:GII presents a composite measure of gender inequality using three dimensions:
• Multidimensional Poverty Index:MPI captures the multiple deprivations that people in developing countries face in their health, education and standard of living