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2024
global knowledge index
Angola
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):265.868
- Population:36,749,906
- HDI:0.591
138/141
Gki
Score
28
World
Average
47.8
Country Performance Summary
Angola is a weak performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 138th out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 24th out of the 24 countries with medium human development.
Areas of Strength
- Labour force participation rate with short-cycle tertiary education
- Labour force participation rate with advanced education
- Female-to-male labour force participation
- Ratio of high-skill TVET occupations earnings to average wage
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training
Areas of Improvement
- Educational attainment rate, bachelor’s or equivalent
- Educational attainment rate, master's or equivalent
- Intellectual property receipts (% total trade)
- Research institutions prominence
- Chinn-Ito financial openness
SECTORAL INDICES
Rank
Value
Pre-University
Education
134
30.39
Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
137
35.33
Higher
Education
108
36.95
Research, Development
and Innovation
141
11.12
Information and
Communications Technology
125
28.09
Economy
141
28.96
Enabling
Environment
116
42.88
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GKI Pillars
