Armenia tops Turkey, Iran for investing in human capital: reportSeptember 16, 2017 - 12:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia has been ranked top among neighboring countries for developing human capital in a new report by the World Economic Forum (WEF). The Global Human Capital Index 2017 ranks 130 countries on how well they are developing their human capital across four dimensions - capacity, deployment, development and know-how - as well as across different age groups. The country ranks 49th out of 130 countries globally, having developed 64% of its human capital as measured by this year’s Human Capital Index. In the capacity subindex, which quantifies the existing stock of education across generations and includes literacy and numeracy, primary, secondary and tertiary education attainment rates, Armenia is ranked the third globally. Armenia’s South Caucasian neighbors - Azerbaijan and Georgia - are not included in the report, Turkey took the 75th position, followed by Iran in the 104th spot. In the CIS territory, Kazakhstan is ranked the 29th, Kyrgyzstan is the 46th, Moldova is the 62nd, Russia is the 16th, while Tajikistan comes in the 57th. Norway is the best country in the world when it comes to investing in human capital, and is closely followed by Finland and Switzerland. Yemen, Mauritania and Senegal, on the other hand, are listed in bottom. Related links: Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. Partner news | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |