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Insights from Disaggregating the Human Capital Index
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- World Bank Group.
- Series:
- Other papers.
- World Bank e-Library.
- Other papers
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Child Mortality.
- Early Child and Children's Health.
- Education.
- Education For All.
- Education Indicators and Statistics.
- Educational Attainment.
- Health.
- Health Indicators.
- Health, Nutrition and Population.
- Income Distribution.
- Inequality.
- Stunting.
- Local Subjects:
- Child Mortality.
- Early Child and Children's Health.
- Education.
- Education For All.
- Education Indicators and Statistics.
- Educational Attainment.
- Health.
- Health Indicators.
- Health, Nutrition and Population.
- Income Distribution.
- Inequality.
- Stunting.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2020.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- The Human Capital Index (HCI is a cross-country metric measuring the human capital that a child born today can expect to attain by her 18th birthday, given the risks of poor health and poor education prevailing in her country. The global HCI is calculated for 157 countries using national averages of the component data. While the cross-country comparison of human capital outcomes is important, national averages mask significant differences along dimensions such as gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and geographic location, which are likely associated with gaps in productivity. This report quantifies some of these human capital inequalities, with a special focus on socioeconomic and subnational spatial differences. The socioeconomic analysis covers 50 low- and middle-income countries where the data permit comparable disaggregation. The spatial analysis covers 11 low- and middle-income countries where the global HCI release sparked demand for analysis at the subnational level. As a result, rather than describing comprehensive trends, this booklet highlights the potential of detailed disaggregation for the design of well-targeted policies.
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