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2024
global knowledge index
Italy
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):3,096.709
- Population:59,499,453
- HDI:0.906
32/141
Gki
Score
59.1
World
Average
47.8
Country Performance Summary
Italy is a strong performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 32nd out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 32nd out of the 59 countries with very high human development.
Areas of Strength
- Product concentration
- ISO 9001 quality certificates (per billion GDP)
- Academic freedom
- Industrial design applications (per 100 billion GDP)
- Share of TVET occupations
Areas of Improvement
- Tertiary graduates from ICT programmes (%)
- Tax and contribution rate (% profit)
- Firms offering formal training (%)
- Firms producing new products and services (%)
- Enrolment in vocational education, gender parity
SECTORAL INDICES
Rank
Value
Pre-University
Education
31
76.53
Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
22
62.13
Higher
Education
44
51.54
Research, Development
and Innovation
25
44.23
Information and
Communications Technology
43
58.53
Economy
40
60.37
Enabling
Environment
30
69.1
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GKI Pillars
