The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic of life expectancy, education, and income indices used to rank countries into four tiers of human development.
THE QUATERNARY SECTOR OF THE ECONOMY IS A WAY TO DESCRIBE A KNOWLEDGE-BASED PART OF THE ECONOMY WHICH TYPICALLY INCLUDES SERVICES SUCH AS INFORMATION GENERATION AND SHARING, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, CONSULTATION, EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, FINANCIAL PLANNING, AND OTHER KNOWLEDGE-BASED SERVICES.