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2024
global knowledge index
Dominican Republic
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):261.616
- Population:11,331,266
- HDI:0.766
91/141
Gki
Score
43.9
World
Average
47.8
Country Performance Summary
Dominican Republic is a modest performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 91st out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 29th out of the 35 countries with high human development.
Areas of Strength
- Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, wealth parity
- Cultural goods exports (% exports)
- Gross fixed capital formation (% GDP)
- Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, location parity
- Bank non-performing loans (%)
Areas of Improvement
- Intellectual property receipts (% total trade)
- Research institutions prominence
- Extent of corporate transparency
- Assessment of 15-year-old students in math, science and reading
- Joint ventures per strategic alliance deals (per billion GDP)
SECTORAL INDICES
Rank
Value
Pre-University
Education
95
57.33
Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
115
42.05
Higher
Education
53
49.79
Research, Development
and Innovation
101
25.19
Information and
Communications Technology
90
41.43
Economy
85
48.38
Enabling
Environment
64
56.97
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GKI Pillars
