The World Bank defines Human Capital Index (HCI) as a measurement of the human capital that a child born today can expect to acquire by age 18, given the risks of poor health and poor education that prevail in the country where the child lives. The HCI ranges from 0 to 1 where a score of 0.5 implies that the future productivity of a child born today will be only half as productive as he/she would be if full health and complete education were attained. The index can also be related to the future income of countries. A score of 0.5 indicates that the future GDP per worker could be twice as hig.
