Human height has been evolving over the past century, with both men and women getting taller and heavier across the spectrum.

The World Bank’s Human Capital Index estimates that globally, a child born today would only reach 56% of their full adult productivity due to the risks of poor health and education. As a result, ...

The size of human beings has increased over the past century thanks to better health and nutrition — but this change has not occurred equally among men and women, a new study shows.

I urge countries to make the most of the Summit of the Future this year to unleash affordable capital for sustainable development.” Over the past three decades, societies around the world have ...

The cost of inaction on human capital development is going up ... What is the World Bank’s response? The World Bank Group announced the Human Capital Project in 2017. Work is underway, with a new ...

This article looks at the Human Development Index (HDI), prepared by the United Nations Development ... as the share of the population with income of less than $1 per day (a World Bank measure) and ...

Records Decline In Education, Skill Development ECOWAS Commission has published its 2024 Human Capital Development (HCD) report highlighting an overall 12 per cent improvement in the ECOWAS HCD Index ...