Variable | Variable description | Sources of data |
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AL | Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and above) | UNDP [12] |
ER | Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary schools (%) | UNDP [12] |
Y | GDP per capita, expressed in international dollars (in $PPP) | UNDP [12] |
EL | Electricity consumption per capita (kilowatt-hours) | UNDP [12] |
PCs | Personal computers (PCs) per 100 people | ITU [14] |
TPCs | Total number of PCs in a country | UNDP [12] |
TML | Telephone mainlines per 1 000 people | ITU [14] |
CS | Cellular subscribers per 1 000 people | ITU [14] |
NET | Number of internet users per 1 000 people | ITU [14] |
RQ | Regulatory quality: measured in units ranging from -2.5 to 2.5, with higher values corresponding to better governance outcomes | World Bank [13] |
RL | Rule of law: measured in units ranging from -2.5 to 2.5, with higher values corresponding to better governance outcomes | World Bank [13] |
CC | Corruption control: measured in units ranging from -2.5 to 2.5, with higher values corresponding to better governance outcomes | World Bank [13] |
TPOP | Total human population in a country | UNDP [12] |