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Human development summary capturing achievements in the HDI and complementary metrics that estimate gender gaps, inequality, planetary pressures and poverty.

Human Development Index

The HDI is a summary measure for assessing long-term progress in three basic dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, access to knowledge and a decent standard of living. India's HDI value for 2021 is 0.633— which put the country in the Medium human development category—positioning it at 132 out of 191 countries and territories.

Between 1990 and 2021, India's HDI value changed from 0.434 to 0.633, an change of 45.9 percent.

Between 1990 and 2021, India's life expectancy at birth changed by 8.6 years, mean years of schooling changed by 3.9 years and expected years of schooling changed by 3.9 years. India's GNI per capita changed by about 268.1 percent between 1990 and 2021.