NEW YORK, Sept 13 - India has been placed at a low 103 rank, the lowest among BRICS economies, on the WEF�s Global Human Capital Index, which has been topped by Norway.
India also ranks �among the lowest in the world� when it comes to the employment gender gap, but has fared well when it comes to development of skills needed for the future with a rank of 65 out of total 130 countries surveyed.
The list compiled by Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF) takes into account �the knowledge and skills people possess that enable them to create value in the global economic system� to measure the �human capital� rank of a country.
India was ranked 105th on this list last year, while Finland was on the top which was pushed by Norway to second place this year.
The WEF said India is ranked lower than its BRICS peers, with Russian Federation placed as high as 16th place, followed by China at 34th, Brazil at 77th and South Africa at 87th place.
Among the South Asian countries also, India was ranked lower than Sri Lanka and Nepal, although higher than neighbouring Bangladesh and Pakistan.
�India is held back by a number of factors, including low educational attainment (primary education attainment among 25 -54 year olds is 110th for example) and low deployment of its human capital, meaning the skills available are not getting put to good use�, WEF said.
Giving examples, WEF said India ranks 118 for labour force participation among the key 35-54 year old demographic, suggesting far too many Indians are engaged in informal or subsistent employment. � PTI
