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also contains the level of different component of HDI. On OIC average, the life
expectancy is 67.6, the expected and mean years of schooling is 11.4 and 6.5 respectively and
GNI is $15.017. The level of all the 4 parameters increases by income group. For low income
group, the level of life expectancy and mean years of schooling are much lower than OIC
average. The lower middle income group has life expectancy, expected and mean years of
schooling values that are very close to OIC average. For high income countries, all the
parameters except mean years of schooling have values that are remarkably higher than
upper-middle income group. However, the mean years of schooling is only 0.2 years higher
than that of upper-middle income this group. Probably, it is mean years of schooling that
causes such a high difference between HDI and GNI rank for high income group.
2.2.2. Evaluation of Human Development Categories for OIC Member States
In HDR’s, the countries are grouped according to their HDI value. From the first HDR (1990)
until 2009, there were three categories, namely “low”, “medium” and “high” human
development. However, this changed in HDR 2009 and a “very high” human development
category was added to the existing three categories. For this reason, the distribution of OIC
member states within these categories are given in two different tables (se an
.
In 1990, only 38 OIC member states were included in the HDR. Of these, 22 were exhibiting
low human development, 14 were in medium human development category and only 2
countries in the high human development category. In 2000, the number of OIC member states
covered by HDR was increased to 54. More than half (29) of these countries were in the
medium development category and 5 were in high development category. The share of these
two groups increased significantly compared to 1990. In 2008, the number of OIC member
states remained at its 2000 level. However, the share of medium and high development
categories rose further to 59 percent and 19 percent respectively.
Table 6: OIC Member States by human development level, 1990, 2000 and 2010
HDI Category
1990 2000 2008
# of
Countries
% # of
Countries
% # of
Countries
%
Low Human Development 22 58 20 37 12 22
Medium Human Development 14 37 29 54 32 59
High Human Development 2 5 5 9 10 19
Total 38 100 54 100 54 100
Source: Own calculations from corresponding years’ HDR.
Note: The methodology of HDI has evolved over time. Therefore, the HDI values and hence categories are not
fully comparable over time.