This decline will take place for the first time since the beginning of the measurement in 1990.
The global human development index measures the standard of education, health and living in the world, reports AFP.
“Human development has marked progress in the last 30 years, despite the world's current situation, such as the 2007-09 financial crisis. COVIDD-19, with its triple hit in health, education and income, can change this 111x1> rhythm, the head of the group said. UNDP, Achim Steiner.
The UNDP estimates that global per capita income is expected to drop four percent in 2020, due to pandemic.
The organisation said that closing schools and remote learning in inequality will enhance the education scale gap between rich and poor countries.
“About 86 percent of children in primary schools in poor countries are currently not following the lesson, compared to only 20 percent in rich countries”, the UNDP said.
On Wednesday, the World Health Organization said that in the last 24 hours in the world, an estimated 106 thousand cases of COVID-19 have been recorded.
This is the highest rate of the infected, which has been recorded in one day, the UN agency said.
Its officials expressed concern about the pandemic situation in poor countries.
According to John Hopkins University data, 4,931,057 persons have so far been infected worldwide. Of them, 324,240 have died and about 1,689,334 have recovered.
