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2024
global knowledge index
Azerbaijan
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):215.896
- Population:10,318,207
- HDI:0.76
100/141
Gki
Score
42.4
World
Average
47.8
Country Performance Summary
Azerbaijan is a modest performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 100th out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 34th out of the 35 countries with high human development.
Areas of Strength
- Youth not in employment, education or training (%)
- Firms with products and services new to the market (%)
- Ease of starting a business
- Adult literacy rate
- Female-to-male labour force participation
Areas of Improvement
- Government expenditure on vocational education (%)
- GERD financed from abroad (%)
- Extent of corporate transparency
- Internet activities by individuals (%)
- Average documents per researcher
SECTORAL INDICES
Rank
Value
Pre-University
Education
85
62.45
Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
74
51.15
Higher
Education
98
38.16
Research, Development
and Innovation
109
23.13
Information and
Communications Technology
83
44.22
Economy
108
44.37
Enabling
Environment
107
45.59
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GKI Pillars
