Measuring human capital: a systematic analysis of 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016

BackgroundHuman capital is recognised as the level of education and health in a population and is considered an important determinant of economic growth. The World Bank has called for measurement and annual reporting of human capital to track and motivate investments in health and education and enhance productivity. We aim to provide a new comprehensive measure of human capital across countries globally.MethodsWe generated a period measure of...