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2024
global knowledge index
Austria
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):590.354
- Population:9,130,429
- HDI:0.926
10/141
Gki
Score
65
World
Average
47.8
Country Performance Summary
Austria is a leading performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 10th out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 10th out of the 59 countries with very high human development.
Areas of Strength
- Fixed broadband basket (% GNI per capita)
- Quality of vocational training
- Mobile broadband Internet traffic per subscription
- Enrolment in master's, doctoral or equivalent (%)
- Product concentration
Areas of Improvement
- Ecological footprint per capita
- Tax and contribution rate (% profit)
- Researchers in higher education (%)
- Government expenditure on primary education (% GDP)
- Share of students enrolled in post-secondary vocational programmes
SECTORAL INDICES
Rank
Value
Pre-University
Education
20
77.92
Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
4
67.4
Higher
Education
9
61.11
Research, Development
and Innovation
17
46.35
Information and
Communications Technology
24
65.23
Economy
13
68.11
Enabling
Environment
10
79.11
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GKI Pillars
