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2024
global knowledge index
Cambodia
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):85.9
- Population:17,423,881
- HDI:0.6
109/141
Gki
Score
38.2
World
Average
47.8
Country Performance Summary
Cambodia is a modest performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 109th out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 13th out of the 24 countries with medium human development.
Areas of Strength
- Firms constrained with inadequately educated workforce (%)
- Labour underutilization rate
- Firms with products and services new to the market (%)
- Unemployment rate with advanced education
- Unemployment rate with vocational education
Areas of Improvement
- Years of compulsory education in primary and secondary
- Assessment of 15-year-old students in math, science and reading
- Firms that spend on R&D (%)
- Ease of starting a business
- Medium- and high-tech activities value added
SECTORAL INDICES
Rank
Value
Pre-University
Education
118
40.59
Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
87
48.48
Higher
Education
121
33.88
Research, Development
and Innovation
120
21.88
Information and
Communications Technology
99
39.07
Economy
77
49
Enabling
Environment
111
44.68
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GKI Pillars
