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Empirical evidence show that increase in human capital causes economic growth is rather nebulous . Explain

Because of measurement problems ,In other words the human capital growth in developing countries has been faster but the growth of per capital real income has not been the fast.
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The given statement refers to the vagueness of measurement of economic growth caused due to human capital formation due to the following reasons:
  1. Education measured in terms of years of schooling, teacher-pupil ratio and enrolment rates may not reflect the quality of education and exactly how much will it benefit to the economy directly
  2. Health services measured in monetary terms, life expectancy and mortality rates may not reflect the true health status of the people in a country.
  3. The human capital growth in developing countries has been faster but the growth of per capita real income has not been that fast.
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