The World Bank has published a study on global changes in the world of work. Among other things, analysts rated 157 countries on the subject of the Human Capital Index, which was calculated based on the level of education and health care in the country – Ukraine took the 50th place in the compiled ranking.
The index considers five indicators: the survival rate of children under five years old; survival rate of adults from 15 to 60 years old; the duration of school years for children; quality of education; percentage of children without developmental delays. The value of human capital in the ranking varies from 0,8 to 0,88 points. The country in which the newborn is provided with an ideal level of education and health care scores 1 point.
In the overall standings Ukraine scored 0,65 points, entering the third echelon in terms of the development of human capital.
The top ten includes Singapore, South Korea, Japan, China, Finland, Ireland, Australia, Sweden, the Netherlands and Canada. Ukraine closes the top 50, standing ahead of countries such as Mongolia, Turkey, Georgia, and Romania.
