한국서 오늘 태어난 아이 미래생산성 세계 2위...1위 싱가포르<br /><br /> The World Bank announced its Human Capital Index report... during the annual meeting with the International Monetary Fund. <br />South Korea came in second among the list of countries with the most developed human capital.<br />Hong Yoo explains the significance of this ranking. <br /> New borns of South Korea will be the second-largest contributor of global productivity among 157 countries.<br /><br />This,... according to the Human Capital Index released by the World Bank on Thursday,... which is a part of their Human Capital project that measures the amount of human capital... that a child born today can expect to attain by the age of 18.<br /><br /> The productivity of the next generation is measured by the level of education and health care that they can expect to receive from their country.<br />Each country is graded between zero and one, and South Korea's HCI was calculated at zero-point-eighty-four. <br /><br />This means a child born in Korea today will reach 84 percent of his or her full potential on average,... with the benefit of a complete education and good health.<br /><br /> Taking a closer look at the five indicators of HCI,...<br />100 out of 100 children born in Korea will survive past the age of 5.<br />In Korea, a child who starts school at age 4 can expect to complete 13.6 years of school by his or her 18th birthday.<br />94 percent of 15 year olds are expected to survive until the age of 60.<br />And 98 percent of children will not succumb to cognitive and physical limitations that can last a lifetime. <br /><br /> What is interesting is that in Korea, the HCI for girls was higher than that of boys. <br />This was because girls scored higher in academic achievements, received more education than boys, and more survived until the age of 60. <br /><br />Topping the Human Capital Index was Singapore with a score of zero-point-eighty-eight.<br /> Close behind South Korea was Japan, coming in at third place.<br />Hong Yoo, Arirang News. <br />
