Recently, the World Bank released the Human Capital Index (HCI) report for 2020.
India has been ranked at the 116th position in the HCI 2020.
Last year India was ranked 115 out of 157 countries.
India’s score increased to 0.49 in 2020 from 0.44 in 2018.
Key takeaways
Parameters Used in HCI: Health and education data of children for 174 countries up to March 2020.
It covers 98% of the world’s population.
The pandemic puts at risk the decade’s progress in building human capital, including the improvements in health, survival rates, school enrollment, and reduced stunting.
More than 1 billion children have been out of school and could lose out, on average, half a year of schooling.
It has created significant disruptions to essential health services for women and children, with many children missing out on crucial vaccinations.
It has increased income inequality, its economic impact has been particularly deep for women and for the most disadvantaged families, leaving many vulnerable to food insecurity and poverty.
