Can Africa meet the challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution?
If we took African countries out of the calculation of the average score, the standing of African countries would look even more concerning, placing them alongside Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Laos, Papua New Guinea, and in some areas, on a par with India.
The Human Capital Index can be thought of as a forecasting tool of sorts. We can assess the rate at which technologies can be developed, adopted and employed to increase productivity by understanding the aggregate levels of education, training, skills and health in a population.