Pati Regency's Human Development Index Increased During 2014-2020

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reports that the Human Development Index (HDI) of Pati Regency has continuously improved during the 2014-2020 period. The HDI of Pati Regency increased from 66.99 in 2014 to 71.77 in 2020. During this period, the HDI grew by an average of 1.1% per year.

In 2020, the HDI of Pati Regency only grew by 0.42 points or 0.59% compared to 2019. This increase was also lower than in 2019, which grew by 0.64 points, and 2018, which grew by 0.59 points.

The lower HDI growth in 2020 was caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which impacted the decrease in per capita expenditure of the residents of Pati Regency in 2020.

At the Central Java Province level, the HDI of Pati Regency ranked nineteenth, after Banyumas Regency with an HDI of 71.98. Salatiga City ranked first with an HDI of 83.14, followed by Semarang City with 83.05 and Surakarta City with 82.21.

The Human Development Index is formed by three basic dimensions: long and healthy life, knowledge, and decent living standards. The long and healthy life dimension is reflected by Life Expectancy (LE). The knowledge dimension is reflected by Average Years of Schooling (AYS) and Expected Years of Schooling (EYS). Meanwhile, decent living standards are reflected by per capita expenditure.

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