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142. World Bank Human Capital Index 2020 Update: Progress over the past decade may be compromised

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The World Bank published the “The Human Capital Index 2020 Update: Human Capital in the Time of COVID-19” on September 16, 2020. The Human Capital Index (HCI) is an international metric that measures the human capital that a child born today can expect to attain by the age of 18, taking into account the current health and education situation of the country. The impact of the new coronavirus could slow down the progress in improving human capital.

The full report is available at:

World Bank. The Human Capital Index 2020 Update: Human Capital in the Time of COVID-19.  Accessed on Sep 28, 2020.

World Bank Press Release: Pandemic Threatens Human Capital Gains of the Past Decade, New Report Says. Accessed on Sep 28, 2020.

World Bank. The Human Capital Index 2020 Update: Human Capital in the Time of COVID-19. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/34432 accessed on Sep 28, 2020.

 

Contributor: SHIRATORI Sakiko (Research Strategy Office)

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