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2024
global knowledge index
Hong Kong, China (SAR)
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):485.559
- Population:7,442,735
- HDI:0.956
29/141
Gki
Score
60.1
World
Average
47.8
Country Performance Summary
Hong Kong, China (SAR) is a strong performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 29th out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 29th out of the 59 countries with very high human development.
Areas of Strength
- Mobile broadband basket (% GNI per capita)
- International Internet bandwidth per user
- Domestic credit to private sector (% GDP)
- Citations per document
- High-technology trade (% total trade)
Areas of Improvement
- Renewable energy consumption (%)
- Share of students enrolled in secondary vocational programmes
- Manufacturing employment (%)
- Enrolment in vocational education, gender parity
- Share of students enrolled in post-secondary vocational programmes
SECTORAL INDICES
Rank
Value
Pre-University
Education
29
76.83
Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
55
53.95
Higher
Education
56
49.65
Research, Development
and Innovation
18
46.12
Information and
Communications Technology
15
70.75
Economy
1
81.38
Enabling
Environment
101
47.76
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GKI Pillars
