Finland has been ranked right behind top-performing Norway in the Human Capital Index 2017, which measures 130 countries in terms of human capital development. Denmark was ranked fifth and Sweden eighth.

The report, by the World Economic Forum, compared countries regarding capacity, deployment, development and knowhow. The countries are also measured across age groups.

Norway and Finland were followed by Switzerland, the United States and Denmark. Sweden was ranked eighth.

According to the index, 62 per cent of human capital has now been developed globally. Only one-quarter of the studied nations have tapped 70 per cent or more of their people’s human capital.

Head of education, gender and work at the World Economic Forum Saadia Zahidi points out that countries’ strategies for developing human capital should vary according to demographic structure.

“However, every country risks creating lost generations if they fail to adopt a more holistic approach to nurturing talent that takes into account a proactive approach to managing the transition from education to employment and to ongoing learning and skills acquisition,” she notes in a press release.

Source: www.goodnewsfinland.com
Graphics: World Economy Forum