Bangladesh improves more than India, Pakistan in ‘human capital’ since 1990

[monitor]

Bangladesh improves more than India, Pakistan in ‘human capital’ since 1990

• Nurul Islam Hasib, bdnews24.com
  Published: 2018-09-28 00:45:09 BdST
  

A new study published in The Lancet shows that Bangladesh has witnessed improvement in the health and learning of its workforce since 1990.
This could have long-term beneficial effects on the Bangladesh economy.

The study, conducted by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the request of the World Bank president, is the first of its kind to measure and compare the strength of countries’ “human capital.”

The study underscores that when a country’s human capital score increases, its economy grows.

Bangladesh’s ranking of 161th out of 195 countries in 2016 represents an improvement of nine notches from its 1990 ranking of 170th.

However, during that period, India improved only 4 notches from 162 to 158 and Pakistan only one from 165 to 164.

Bangladeshis have 6.1 years of expected human capital, measured as the number of years a person will work in the years of peak productivity, taking into account life expectancy, functional health, years of schooling, and learning.

The study looks at how many years between the ages of 20 and 65 – when people are most active in the workforce – they can expect to live.

On average, Bangladeshis lived 40.7 of those 45 years. That put Bangladesh at 118 of 195 countries. Nepal, Pakistan and India all scored below Bangladesh in this component of the study, but Sri Lanka scored better.

Bangladeshis have an expected educational attainment of 8.2 years out of a possible of 18 years in school; as compared to Pakistan 8.6 years and India 10.4 years out of a possible of 18 years in school.

Bangladeshis struggle with sickness and disability at work. The study’s measure of functional health – which calculates the work impact of ailments like stunting, hearing and vision loss, or infectious diseases like malaria or tuberculosis – ranked Bangladesh at 165 in the world. India’s functional health ranking is significantly lower at 187.

Bangladesh does slightly better in terms of education quality. The study measures the quality of learning in school and Bangladesh ranked 132 in the world – lower than Nepal (ranked 127), Bhutan (120), and Myanmar (106), but higher than India (150).

Learning is based on average student scores on internationally comparable tests.

The study places Finland at the top, with the highest human capital score in the world.

Turkey showed the most dramatic increase in human capital between 1990 and 2016. Asian countries with notable improvement include China, Thailand, Singapore, and Vietnam.

Within Latin America, Brazil stands out for improvement.

All these countries have had faster economic growth over this period than peer countries with lower levels of human capital improvement.

In addition, the greatest increase among sub-Saharan African countries was in Equatorial Guinea. Some of the world’s most rapid improvements were in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

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[GHALIB]

Bangladesh improves more than India, Pakistan in ‘human capital’ since 1990

• Nurul Islam Hasib, bdnews24.com
  Published: 2018-09-28 00:45:09 BdST

A new study published in The Lancet shows that Bangladesh has witnessed improvement in the health and learning of its workforce since 1990.
This could have long-term beneficial effects on the Bangladesh economy.

The study, conducted by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the request of the World Bank president, is the first of its kind to measure and compare the strength of countries’ “human capital.”

The study underscores that when a country’s human capital score increases, its economy grows.

Bangladesh’s ranking of 161th out of 195 countries in 2016 represents an improvement of nine notches from its 1990 ranking of 170th.

However, during that period, India improved only 4 notches from 162 to 158 and Pakistan only one from 165 to 164.

Bangladeshis have 6.1 years of expected human capital, measured as the number of years a person will work in the years of peak productivity, taking into account life expectancy, functional health, years of schooling, and learning.

The study looks at how many years between the ages of 20 and 65 – when people are most active in the workforce – they can expect to live.

On average, Bangladeshis lived 40.7 of those 45 years. That put Bangladesh at 118 of 195 countries. Nepal, Pakistan and India all scored below Bangladesh in this component of the study, but Sri Lanka scored better.

Bangladeshis have an expected educational attainment of 8.2 years out of a possible of 18 years in school; as compared to Pakistan 8.6 years and India 10.4 years out of a possible of 18 years in school.

Bangladeshis struggle with sickness and disability at work. The study’s measure of functional health – which calculates the work impact of ailments like stunting, hearing and vision loss, or infectious diseases like malaria or tuberculosis – ranked Bangladesh at 165 in the world. India’s functional health ranking is significantly lower at 187.

Bangladesh does slightly better in terms of education quality. The study measures the quality of learning in school and Bangladesh ranked 132 in the world – lower than Nepal (ranked 127), Bhutan (120), and Myanmar (106), but higher than India (150).

Learning is based on average student scores on internationally comparable tests.

The study places Finland at the top, with the highest human capital score in the world.

Turkey showed the most dramatic increase in human capital between 1990 and 2016. Asian countries with notable improvement include China, Thailand, Singapore, and Vietnam.

Within Latin America, Brazil stands out for improvement.

All these countries have had faster economic growth over this period than peer countries with lower levels of human capital improvement.

In addition, the greatest increase among sub-Saharan African countries was in Equatorial Guinea. Some of the world’s most rapid improvements were in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

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well done BD.

 

[rocketman0409]

Well done BD. You are a hard working people, More power to you

 

[Maxpane]

Goof work . Happy for your success

 

[Michael Corleone]

Bangladesh does slightly better in terms of education quality. The study measures the quality of learning in school and Bangladesh ranked 132 in the world – lower than Nepal (ranked 127), Bhutan (120), and Myanmar (106), but higher than India (150).

This part must be a joke

Learning is based on average student scores on internationally comparable tests

Yes it is

students under Indian boards on average score lower but are still superior compared to the rest of the world. A 80% scorer gets upgraded to 90%+ when he decides to convert the certificate to British standards for example.

 

[Species]

Yes it is

students under Indian boards on average score lower but are still superior compared to the rest of the world. A 80% scorer gets upgraded to 90%+ when he decides to convert the certificate to British standards for example.

That's due to the differences in grading systems, not because of superior quality. My friend evaluated his credentials through WES to convert it to the US system and got his CGPA increased by almost 0.4 point on the same 4-point scale. Doesn't really mean Bangladeshi universities provide superior education compared to the US.

 

[Skull and Bones]

That's due to the differences in grading systems, not because of superior quality. My friend evaluated his credentials through WES to convert it to the US system and got his CGPA increased by almost 0.4 point on the same 4-point scale. Doesn't really mean Bangladeshi universities provide superior education compared to the US.

CBSE and ICSE boards are much better, India gets bogged down by regional education boards.

 

[Michael Corleone]

That's due to the differences in grading systems, not because of superior quality. My friend evaluated his credentials through WES to convert it to the US system and got his CGPA increased by almost 0.4 point on the same 4-point scale. Doesn't really mean Bangladeshi universities provide superior education compared to the US.

i'm talking about primary and secondary education.... there's no competition with india... they're just superior.... ask anyone from bangladesh who have appeared in NITTE exams

CBSE and ICSE boards are much better, India gets bogged down by regional education boards.

i think state boards education in india sucks.... CBSE on the other hand is overkill but actually churns out better graduates... myself a CBSE student

 

[Homo Sapiens]

Bangladesh improves more than India, Pakistan in ‘human capital’ since 1990

• Nurul Islam Hasib, bdnews24.com
  Published: 2018-09-28 00:45:09 BdST

A new study published in The Lancet shows that Bangladesh has witnessed improvement in the health and learning of its workforce since 1990.
This could have long-term beneficial effects on the Bangladesh economy.

The study, conducted by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the request of the World Bank president, is the first of its kind to measure and compare the strength of countries’ “human capital.”

The study underscores that when a country’s human capital score increases, its economy grows.

Bangladesh’s ranking of 161th out of 195 countries in 2016 represents an improvement of nine notches from its 1990 ranking of 170th.

However, during that period, India improved only 4 notches from 162 to 158 and Pakistan only one from 165 to 164.

Bangladeshis have 6.1 years of expected human capital, measured as the number of years a person will work in the years of peak productivity, taking into account life expectancy, functional health, years of schooling, and learning.

The study looks at how many years between the ages of 20 and 65 – when people are most active in the workforce – they can expect to live.

On average, Bangladeshis lived 40.7 of those 45 years. That put Bangladesh at 118 of 195 countries. Nepal, Pakistan and India all scored below Bangladesh in this component of the study, but Sri Lanka scored better.

Bangladeshis have an expected educational attainment of 8.2 years out of a possible of 18 years in school; as compared to Pakistan 8.6 years and India 10.4 years out of a possible of 18 years in school.

Bangladeshis struggle with sickness and disability at work. The study’s measure of functional health – which calculates the work impact of ailments like stunting, hearing and vision loss, or infectious diseases like malaria or tuberculosis – ranked Bangladesh at 165 in the world. India’s functional health ranking is significantly lower at 187.

Bangladesh does slightly better in terms of education quality. The study measures the quality of learning in school and Bangladesh ranked 132 in the world – lower than Nepal (ranked 127), Bhutan (120), and Myanmar (106), but higher than India (150).

Learning is based on average student scores on internationally comparable tests.

The study places Finland at the top, with the highest human capital score in the world.

Turkey showed the most dramatic increase in human capital between 1990 and 2016. Asian countries with notable improvement include China, Thailand, Singapore, and Vietnam.

Within Latin America, Brazil stands out for improvement.

All these countries have had faster economic growth over this period than peer countries with lower levels of human capital improvement.

In addition, the greatest increase among sub-Saharan African countries was in Equatorial Guinea. Some of the world’s most rapid improvements were in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

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Time has come to stop comparing with India and Pakistan.This is like getting self satisfaction by keeping the bar too low. Moreover people from that 2 countries don't like it. Bangladesh should compare only with it's own past or countries which are sufficiently distant and done better works then us.

 

[Species]

i'm talking about primary and secondary education....

Doesn't make any difference. What I'm saying is credentials of students with Indian or Bangladeshi educational background showing higher grades after converting to British or US system doesn't imply that Indian or Bangladeshi educational standards are of higher standards, rather only points to the differences in their grading systems.

However, one thing is true that students in the subcontinent are much more competitive than those in the West. I've seen several Bangladeshis with average academic records securing full-funded graduate scholarships in US universities and even excelling there in their fields. That's because of the fierce competition they have to go through back home. I doubt if a student with western educational background would be able to crack the admission tests in the top universities in Bangladesh due to the tough competition that exists here.

 

[Nike]

Time has come to stop comparing with India and Pakistan.This is like getting self satisfaction by keeping the bar too low. Moreover people from that 2 countries don't like it. Bangladesh should compare only with it's own past or countries which are sufficiently distant and done better works then us.

in your region only exist Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka oh maybe Myanmar. Thats why your country barometer is quite low

 

[Turingsage]

Excellent for Bangladesh.

 

[UKBengali]

Time has come to stop comparing with India and Pakistan.This is like getting self satisfaction by keeping the bar too low. Moreover people from that 2 countries don't like it. Bangladesh should compare only with it's own past or countries which are sufficiently distant and done better works then us.

Pakistan and India are multi-ethnic and so development will naturally be slow.
Even with CPEC in full gear, Pakistan's GDP growth will lower to around 5% this year
while BD could top 8%. This does not even take into consideration the higher population
growth in Pakistan.
BD should start using Indonesia as a target now.

 

[Michael Corleone]

Doesn't make any difference. What I'm saying is credentials of students with Indian or Bangladeshi educational background showing higher grades after converting to British or US system doesn't imply that Indian or Bangladeshi educational standards are of higher standards, rather only points to the differences in their grading systems.

However, one thing is true that students in the subcontinent are much more competitive than those in the West. I've seen several Bangladeshis with average academic records securing full-funded graduate scholarships in US universities and even excelling there in their fields. That's because of the fierce competition they have to go through back home. I doubt if a student with western educational background would be able to crack the admission tests in the top universities in Bangladesh due to the tough competition that exists here.

exactly....

 

[EasyNow]

This part must be a joke

Yes it is

students under Indian boards on average score lower but are still superior compared to the rest of the world. A 80% scorer gets upgraded to 90%+ when he decides to convert the certificate to British standards for example.

Probably something to do with the Indian average being pulled down by the vast population.

Almost impossible to maintain standards across so many varying states.