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World Bank Human Capital Metrics for Peru
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Data collection focuses on the Human Capital Index (HCI) indicators specifically for Peru, drawing on the framework established by the World Bank’s Human Capital Project (HCP). Launched in 2017, the HCP is a global initiative dedicated to accelerating and improving investments in people to foster greater equity and stimulate economic growth. The HCI provides a quantitative measure of how factors such as health and education contribute to the potential productivity of the upcoming generation of workers. Index values are structured to range from 0 to 1, where 1 signifies a child achieving full health and educational potential. This project, which began publishing the Index in October 2018, is crucial for understanding how countries can protect critical human capital gains from being eroded, particularly in a post-pandemic environment. Furthermore, the initiative is supported financially by entities including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Canadian government, and has informed 19 World Bank operations, accounting for $4.6 billion in funding.
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The dataset presents metrics across 10 distinct variables, providing detailed context for Peru’s human capital performance, based on the larger pool of World Development Indicators:
- Country Name: Specifies the national economy covered by the data (Peru).
- Country Code: The three-letter country identifier (PER).
- Indicator Name: The title of the specific health or education metric being tracked.
- Indicator Code: A unique short code identifying the metric.
- years: The period or time frame the data point relates to.
- value per year: The numerical measurement associated with the indicator for the stated period.
- percent: Data presented as a percentage, reflecting rates or proportions.
- years social: Indicators related to social variables measured over time.
- money in dollar: Financial values relevant to human capital, expressed in US dollars.
- year percent moneys: Combined metrics tracking annual percentage changes and monetary values.
Distribution
The information is available as a CSV format file titled
per_anul_peru.csv. The file size is approximately 181.83 kB. The dataset contains 161 valid records. Key identifying fields, including Country Name, Country Code, Indicator Name, and Indicator Code, show 100% validity across all 161 records, with no missing data points. The data is expected to be updated annually, aligning with standard World Bank reporting.Usage
This data is highly valuable for policy planning, academic research, and the evaluation of international development funding effectiveness. Ideal applications include:
- Supporting analytical work across the Human Capital Project's three main pillars: Measurement and Indicators, Analytics and Operations, and Convening and Global Thought Leadership.
- Analysing long-term trends in health and educational outcomes within Peru.
- Benchmarking Peru’s national human capital investments against global standards.
- Researching the effectiveness of "whole-of-government" approaches in improving human capital outcomes across the life cycle.
Coverage
The data provides country-level statistics focused exclusively on the consumer country Peru. While the wider Human Capital Project includes 92 participating economies, this specific file contains metrics relevant only to Peru. The indicators focus specifically on quantifying health and education outcomes.
License
CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
- Government Analysts: For developing and refining national social and economic programmes aimed at improving productivity.
- Development Economists: For constructing models related to productivity, human capital formation, and economic growth acceleration.
- Students and Researchers: To access detailed, recent statistics on human capital performance for academic study and research.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Peru Human Capital Index Data
- World Bank Human Capital Metrics for Peru
- Peru Development Indicators: Health and Education Focus
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Original Data Source: World Bank Human Capital Metrics for Peru
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