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Pakistan ranked at 135th in human development
The Human Development Report 2005 issued by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) ranked Pakistan 135th among the 177 world economies on the basis of a human development index. The report titled âInternational Cooperation at a Crossroad: Aid, Trade and Security in an Unequal Worldâ took stock of progress towards Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in health, education and income. The report, which was launched by the UNDP resident coordinator Jan Vandermootele, said that Pakistan had shifted to medium human development from low human developed countries by securing the 135th position.Last year Pakistan was below Nepal and Bangladesh in the ranking, while in the current ranking it fared better than the other two countries. The report shows that Pakistan had a Human Development Index (HDI) value of 0.527, life expectancy at birth of 63 years, adult literacy rate of 48.7 percent, combined gross enrolment ratio of 35 percent and GDP per capita of $2097. Posted by: Fred 2005-09-15 |
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