Human capital index — all countries

Human capital index — Jordan

Human capital index in Jordan in 2020 — 0.55 index. Ranked 89 in the world out of 172. Since 2010, the indicator has fallen by 0.6%.

2020 0.55 index +1.14% vs 2018
World rank 89of 172
Period maximum 0.56 index2017
Period minimum 0.55 index2018

Trend over time

2010–2020 · index, 0–1

Human capital index — Jordan, 2010–20200.550.550.560.560.57201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202010: 0.56 index2017: 0.56 index2018: 0.55 index2020: 0.55 index
Change over the period: −0 (−0.6%) Average annual rate: -0.06 %

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Jordan

Jordan 0.55 index
World computed 0.52 index
Middle East & North Africa computed 0.51 index
Western Asia computed 0.53 index
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.47 index
Human capital index — Jordan, by year Jordan All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2020 0.55
2018 0.55 −0.02 −2.68%
2017 0.56
2010 0.56

About the indicator

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.