Human capital index in Costa Rica in 2020 — 0.63 index. Ranked 54 in the world out of 172. Since 2010, the indicator has risen by 5.2%.
2010–2020 · index, 0–1
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Costa Rica
| Year | index | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.63 | — | — |
| 2018 | 0.6 | −0.02 | −2.54% |
| 2017 | 0.62 | — | — |
| 2010 | 0.6 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The World Bank Human Capital Index: the expected productivity of a child born today by the time they enter working age — as a fraction of the productivity they would reach with complete education and full health. A value of 0.5 means the child realizes half of what is possible, and half is lost to poor schooling and to illness. The index is assembled from survival to age five, expected years of schooling adjusted for test scores, the share of children who are not stunted, and adult survival.
Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by the number of children rather than by the whole population: the index refers to those born today. Values are released once every few years rather than annually.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
What children have actually learned — a score on a scale that brings different international tests together.
Indexes Human development indexA composite measure of development: life expectancy, education and income in a single number from 0 to 1.
Education Literacy rateThe share of adults able to read and write simple statements about everyday life.
Nutrition Stunting in childrenThe share of children under five whose height is markedly below the norm for their age.
