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2024
global knowledge index
Botswana
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):46.742
- Population:2,480,245
- HDI:0.708
79/141
Gki
Score
45.7
World
Average
47.8
Country Performance Summary
Botswana is a moderate performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 79th out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 18th out of the 35 countries with high human development.
Areas of Strength
- Quality of vocational training
- Ratio of high-skill TVET occupations earnings to average wage
- GERD per researcher
- Peace and stability
- Printing and publishing output (% manufactured output)
Areas of Improvement
- Years of compulsory education in primary and secondary
- Product concentration
- Youth not in employment, education or training (%)
- Fixed-broadband upload and download speeds
- Ratio of medium-skill TVET occupations earnings to average wage
SECTORAL INDICES
Rank
Value
Pre-University
Education
94
57.72
Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
60
53.31
Higher
Education
84
41.29
Research, Development
and Innovation
67
29.36
Information and
Communications Technology
98
39.14
Economy
61
53.09
Enabling
Environment
58
58.82
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GKI Pillars
