South Africa has the following characteristics: Life expectancy = 57.7years, Expected years of schooling = 13.0, Mean years of schooling = 10.3, and Gross national income (GNI) per capita = 12,087 USD (PPP). (4 points)

3.1 What is the HDI (using the formula of the new HDI)? (1 point)

0.64     0.67     0.71     0.73     0.75

3.2 What is South Africa’s level of human development? (1 point)

Low           Medium         High            Very High

3.3 By about how many years would life expectancy have to increase for South Africa to have a high level human development?

4          5          6          7          8          9          

3.4 Come back to the original numbers. By how many years would life expectancy have to decrease for South Africa to have a low level human development?

10.1     12.1     14.4     16.1     16.6     17.3     18.7

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