The Human Opportunities Index (HOI) measures inequality of access to essential services across different circumstance groups. This specific dataset focuses on reading proficiency level 3 attainment in public schools, calculating an index based on average access rates and distributional equality. It was produced by the LAC Equity Lab using World Bank data.
Use Cases
- Analyze the relationship between a child's gender and the HOI for reading proficiency.
- Model the influence of parents' education level on reading proficiency access inequality.
- Assess regional disparities in reading proficiency by using the region of school location feature.
- Examine how father's occupation correlates with the distribution of reading proficiency opportunities.
- Study the link between a household wealth index based on assets and the coverage rate for reading level 3.
Strengths
- Index incorporates multiple circumstance variables including gender, parental education, and wealth.
- Measures both average access rate and inequality of distribution for a specific educational outcome.
Limitations
- Specific row count, column details, and sample size are unknown.
- Geographic coverage is not specified, limiting generalizability.
- Data freshness and update frequency are unknown.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank, LAC Equity Lab
- Collection Method
- Calculated from survey and administrative data to construct the Human Opportunities Index.
- Geography
- Likely focuses on Latin America and the Caribbean given the LAC Equity Lab, but not explicitly stated.