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2024
global knowledge index
Albania
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):49.592
- Population:2,811,655
- HDI:0.789
63/141
Gki
Score
48
World
Average
47.8
Country Performance Summary
Albania is a moderate performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 63rd out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 7th out of the 35 countries with high human development.
Areas of Strength
- Government funding per primary student (% GDP per capita)
- Employment educational mismatch (%)
- Extent of staff training
- Printing and publishing output (% manufactured output)
- ISO 14001 environmental certificates (per billion GDP)
Areas of Improvement
- Extent of corporate transparency
- High-technology trade (% total trade)
- Enrolment in vocational education, gender parity
- Medium- and high-tech activities value added
- Firms that spend on R&D (%)
SECTORAL INDICES
Rank
Value
Pre-University
Education
75
65.76
Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
111
43.33
Higher
Education
45
51.19
Research, Development
and Innovation
55
31.83
Information and
Communications Technology
66
49.75
Economy
101
45.66
Enabling
Environment
54
60.33
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GKI Pillars
