Measuring human capital in South Africa using a socioeconomic status human capital index approach

The Human Capital Index (HCI) developed by the [World Bank, 2018a. human capital project. World Bank. https://hdl.handle.net/10986/30498 Accessed 26 February 2019] provides a measure which can be used to study (HC) productivity gaps between countries. HCI uses measures of survival, education and health estimate, at country level, HC ‘a child born today expect attain her/his 18th birthday, given risks poor where she lives’ 2019, 2]. socioeconomic disaggregated index (SES-HCI), an extension HCI, means for analysing inequalities within This estimates SES-HCIs South Africa income quintiles, school geographical area, gender race. main driver in all SES indicators is found quality schooling. Factors address limitations measuring instruments are identified.