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2024
global knowledge index
Belarus
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):254.407
- Population:9,115,680
- HDI:0.801
50/141
Gki
Score
51.4
World
Average
47.8
Country Performance Summary
Belarus is a strong performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 50th out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 47th out of the 59 countries with very high human development.
Areas of Strength
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education
- ISO 9001 quality certificates (per billion GDP)
- Tertiary graduates from STEM programmes (%)
- Poverty headcount ratio (% population)
- Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, wealth parity
Areas of Improvement
- Academic freedom
- Voice and accountability
- Debt dynamics
- Citations per document
- Rule of law
SECTORAL INDICES
Rank
Value
Pre-University
Education
2
85.27
Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
34
58.91
Higher
Education
61
48.19
Research, Development
and Innovation
66
29.45
Information and
Communications Technology
56
52.88
Economy
81
48.88
Enabling
Environment
85
51.24
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GKI Pillars
