The latest human development index data has been recently released by the Human Development Report Office, and geography teachers would be wise to consult this to freshen up the figures they use in their classrooms. The report on the new data gives a clear overview of the state of development across the world, and looks in detail at development indicators across multiple dimensions for every nation.
The report lists six key findings from the 2018 analysis:
1) The world has made impressive progress in human development
2) Quality, not quantity of human development, is important, and it reveals large deficits
3) Progress is not linear or guaranteed
4) Disparities between and within countries continue to stifle progress
5) Gender gaps in early years are closing, but inequalities persist in adulthood
6) Environmental degradation puts human development gains at risk
The full report including the new data can be downloaded from the following web site:
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