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Noam Angrist^1,2, Simeon Djankov^3,4, Pinelopi K Goldberg^4,5,6,7,8

¹World Bank, Washington, DC, USA. noam.angrist@bsg.ox.ac.uk.

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Global human capital development is crucial for economic growth. This study created a worldwide database to track learning progress, revealing limited gains despite increased school enrollment, and highlighting human capital

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Area of Science:

Economics
Education
Human Capital Development

Background:

Human capital, encompassing individual knowledge and skills, is vital for economic development.
Globally comparable learning metrics are essential for tracking human capital formation.
Existing international achievement tests are primarily used in developed nations, limiting analysis in developing economies.

Purpose of the Study:

To construct a globally comparable database of human capital metrics from 2000-2017.
To analyze global learning progress and its relationship with economic development.
To provide a more accurate measure of human capital's impact on economic growth.

Main Methods:

Development of a comprehensive global database covering 164 countries and 98% of the world's population.
Utilizing data from 2000 to 2017, with a focus on developing economies.
Employing an accounting exercise with direct schooling quality measures to estimate human capital's role in income disparities.

Main Results:

Global learning progress has been limited, despite increased primary and secondary education enrollment.
Human capital accounts for one-fifth to half of income differences across countries.
Significant heterogeneity in human capital's economic impact exists across income groups and regions.
The developed database shows a stronger association with economic growth than existing measures like the Penn World Tables and Human Development Index.

Conclusions:

Limited global learning progress necessitates targeted interventions, especially in developing nations.
Human capital is a significant, albeit heterogeneous, driver of economic development.
The new database offers a more robust measure for analyzing human capital's economic contributions.