India falls behind even Bangladesh and West Bank in Human Capital Index

The World Bank Human Capital index seeks to measure the productivity that a child born can expect to attain by the time he turns 18

It may come as a surprise to many, but the West Bank and Gaza region, a conflict zone, ranks higher on human capital than India. In fact, even countries like Bangladesh and other emerging economies like Indonesia and Malaysia rank higher than India on human capital.

Launched last week, the World Bank Human Capital index measures the amount of human capital that a child born today can expect to attain by age 18. Put differently, it seeks to measure the productivity of the next generation of workers, based on benchmarks of education and health.

The report, the first of its