Human capital
Index of human capital per person from years of schooling and returns to education (per Barro-Lee and Cohen-Leker).
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| Country | Period | Figure | Ten years before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2023 | 3.71 | 3.66 (2013) |
| USA | 2023 | 3.83 | 3.72 (2013) |
| France | 2023 | 3.31 | 3.11 (2013) |
| Poland | 2023 | 3.49 | 3.33 (2013) |
| China | 2023 | 2.75 | 2.55 (2013) |
| India | 2023 | 2.28 | 2.03 (2013) |
| Japan | 2023 | 3.66 | 3.53 (2013) |
What is measured
Human capital
Limits of the data
- Human capital: Until 1990 reconstructed by the Penn World Table for the present territory.
Sources
- Penn World Table 11.0 – Groningen Growth and Development Centre (Feenstra, Inklaar, Timmer) · Licence: CC BY 4.0
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