2016 Human Capital Index - India Ranks Low at 105th on Human Capital Index, Finland Tops Tuesday June 28,2016

India was ranked low at 105th position Globally on a Worldwide Human Capital Index, which measures countries' ability to nurture, develop and deploy talent for economic growth and was topped by Finland on Tuesday June 28,2016

India ranks much below China's 71st position while Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka are also placed higher on the index released on Tuesday June 28,2016 by Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF) in Tianjin,China at its Annual Meeting of New Champions -- also known as 'Summer Davos' summit.

Pakistan ranks further lower at 118th place.

Giving India 105th rank out of the total 130 countries included in the index, WEF said the country has optimised just 57% of its human capital endowment -- placing it in the top of the bottom quartile of the Index.

India was ranked 100th in 2015 out of total 124 countries included in the 2015 index.