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Pakistan Human Capital Index

E706 · CSS Evidence Bank v1
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0.41 — Pakistan Human Capital Index · World Bank referenced measureWorld Bank · World Bank referenced measureNeeds auditProblem
Source

World Bank — https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2023/05/02/the-silent-deep-human-capital-crisis-facing-pakistan-the-country-needs-to-substantially-increase-its-investments-in-huma. Needs final source-line audit.

What it proves

A child born in Pakistan is expected to realize only about 41% of potential productivity under complete education and full health assumptions.

How to deploy: Use Pakistan Human Capital Index (0.41) to support: A child born in Pakistan is expected to realize only about 41% of potential productivity under complete education and full health assumptions.

Human capital

In chains and maps

Human-Capital TrapMaternal/child deprivation → stunting → learning poverty/OOSC → weak skills → low productivity/income → weak fiscal/household investment → next generation deprivationPakistan Development SystemPopulation + weak human capital + low investment + energy + export + fiscal + governance + climate constraints → mutually reinforcing development traps