This paper describes the methodology for a new World Bank Human Capital Index (HCI). The HCI combines indicators of … health and education into a measure of the human capital that a child born today can expect to obtain by her 18th birthday …, given the risks of poor education and health that prevail in the country where she lives. The HCI is measured in units of …

This paper documents inequality in health and education outcomes by constructing an index of human capital … the expected future human capital of children born today, following the methodology of the World Bank Human Capital Index … disaggregated by quintiles of socioeconomic status (SES) for a sample 51 mostly low- and middle-income countries. The index measures …

This report presents an update to the Human Capital Index (HCI), using the most recent health and education data … as a baseline to track the effects of COVID-19 on health and education outcomes, as policymakers consider how best to … enacted to stave off contagion are putting hardship on families' incomes. Coupled with disruptions in basic health services …

current health and education outcomes shape the productivity of the next generation of workers. In this way, it underscores …The Human Capital Index (HCI) is an international metric that benchmarks key components of human capital across … 2018 as part of the Human Capital Project (HCP), a lobal effort to accelerate progress towards a world where all children …