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2024
global knowledge index
Bangladesh
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):1,413.299
- Population:171,466,990
- HDI:0.67
113/141
Gki
Score
37.5
World
Average
47.8
Country Performance Summary
Bangladesh is a weak performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 113th out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 17th out of the 24 countries with medium human development.
Areas of Strength
- Ecological footprint per capita
- Citations per document
- Gross fixed capital formation (% GDP)
- Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, location parity
- Labour force participation rate with short-cycle tertiary education
Areas of Improvement
- PCT applications (per 100 billion GDP)
- Firms producing new products and services (%)
- Natural hazard exposure
- Printing and publishing output (% manufactured output)
- New business density per thousand population
SECTORAL INDICES
Rank
Value
Pre-University
Education
103
50.65
Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
83
49.71
Higher
Education
123
33.3
Research, Development
and Innovation
124
20.39
Information and
Communications Technology
109
33.64
Economy
95
46.43
Enabling
Environment
125
39.89
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GKI Pillars
