Human capital index — all countries

Human capital index — United Kingdom

Human capital index in the United Kingdom in 2020 — 0.78 index. Ranked 11 in the world out of 172. Since 2010, the indicator has risen by 2.3%.

2020 0.78 index +0.77% vs 2018
World rank 11of 172
Period maximum 0.78 index2020
Period minimum 0.77 index2010

Trend over time

2010–2020 · index, 0–1

Human capital index — United Kingdom, 2010–20200.770.770.780.780.79201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202010: 0.77 index2017: 0.78 index2018: 0.78 index2020: 0.78 index
Change over the period: +0.02 (+2.28%) Average annual rate: 0.23 %

Comparison, 2020

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

United Kingdom 0.78 index
World computed 0.52 index
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.69 index
Northern Europe computed 0.78 index
High-income countries computed 0.72 index
Human capital index — United Kingdom, by year United Kingdom All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2020 0.78
2018 0.78 −0 −0.51%
2017 0.78
2010 0.77

Northern Europe, 2020

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.