O-LevelEconomicsEconomic development2281/11 · May/June 2025 · Q251 Mark

The table shows the Human Development Index (HDI) value for a country in two years. What would not explain the change in the HDI value?

Aan increase in gender equality

Ban increase in income per head

Can increase in life expectancy

Dan increase in years of schooling

✓ Correct answer

A: an increase in gender equality

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Topic: Economic development, O-Level Economics (syllabus 2281). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source: O-Level Economics, May/June 2025 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 25.

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