Ireland—Human Capital Index (0–1)
Category: Social ProtectionSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #9 of 172Series years: 2010–2020
Latest Value
0.79
2020
Global Rank
#9
of 172 countries
Maximum
0.81
2018
Minimum
0.77
2010
CAGR
+0.3%
4 years
Last
0.79
Previous
—
Highest
0.81
Lowest
0.77
Unit
index (0–1)
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Ireland's human capital index (0–1) was 0.79 in 2020, ranking #9 out of 172 countries. Over the past 4 years, the highest recorded value was 0.81 (2018) and the lowest was 0.77 (2010). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Ireland — Human Capital Index (0–1): 0.792599022388458 index (0–1) for reference year 2020. Source: World Bank. Reference year does not establish final observed status; publisher vintage is not verified here.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.79 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.81 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.81 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.77 |
Top Countries — Human Capital Index (0–1)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 0.88 | 2020 |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 0.81 | 2020 |
| 3 | Japan | 0.80 | 2020 |
| 4 | South Korea | 0.80 | 2020 |
| 5 | Canada | 0.80 | 2020 |
| 6 | Finland | 0.80 | 2020 |
| 7 | Macao | 0.80 | 2020 |
| 8 | Sweden | 0.80 | 2020 |
| 9 | Ireland | 0.79 | 2020 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 0.79 | 2020 |
About This Indicator
Definition
The HCI calculates the contributions of health and education to worker productivity. The final index score ranges from zero to one and measures the productivity as a future worker of child born today relative to the benchmark of full health and complete education.
Methodology
Original contributors: World Bank staff calculations based on the methodology described in World Bank (2018). https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/30498.
Unit
index (0–1)