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2024
global knowledge index
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):119.785
- Population:12,244,160
- HDI:0.698
75/141
Gki
Score
46.3
World
Average
47.8
Country Performance Summary
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) is a moderate performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 75th out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 2nd out of the 24 countries with medium human development.
Areas of Strength
- Share of students enrolled in secondary vocational programmes
- Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, gender parity
- Government expenditure on vocational education (%)
- Government expenditure on primary education (% GDP)
- Enrolment in vocational education, gender parity
Areas of Improvement
- Tax and contribution rate (% profit)
- Mobile upload and download speeds
- Growth of innovative companies
- Rule of law
- University-industry collaboration in R&D
SECTORAL INDICES
Rank
Value
Pre-University
Education
35
75.42
Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
13
63.6
Higher
Education
47
51.06
Research, Development
and Innovation
116
22.39
Information and
Communications Technology
95
40.35
Economy
117
43
Enabling
Environment
96
48.81
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GKI Pillars
