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2024
global knowledge index
Benin
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):52.51
- Population:14,111,035
- HDI:0.504
128/141
Gki
Score
32.5
World
Average
47.8
Country Performance Summary
Benin is a weak performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 128th out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 11th out of the 23 countries with low human development.
Areas of Strength
- Proportion of skilled production workers
- Gross fixed capital formation (% GDP)
- MSME financing gap (% GDP)
- Ecological footprint per capita
- Growth of innovative companies
Areas of Improvement
- Intellectual property payments (% total trade)
- Intellectual property receipts (% total trade)
- Labour underutilization rate
- Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, gender parity
- Pupil-teacher ratio in tertiary education
SECTORAL INDICES
Rank
Value
Pre-University
Education
130
33.6
Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
135
35.59
Higher
Education
135
26.48
Research, Development
and Innovation
86
27
Information and
Communications Technology
122
29.73
Economy
127
38.32
Enabling
Environment
113
43.82
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GKI Pillars
