© United Nations Development Programme and Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation 2023
2023
global knowledge index
Korea (Republic of)
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):2,347.395
- Population:51,830,139
- HDI:0.925
17/133
Gki
Score
62.9
World
Average
47.5
Country Performance Summary
Korea (Republic of) is a leading performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 17th out of 133 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2023 and 17th out of the 61 countries with very high human development.
Areas of Strength
- Bank non-performing loans (%)
- Resident patent applications (per 100 billion GDP)
- Researchers in business enterprises (%)
- Researchers per thousand labour force
- Completion rate in upper secondary education
Areas of Improvement
- Researchers in higher education (%)
- Printing and publishing output (% manufactured output)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training
- Renewable energy consumption (%)
- Ecological footprint per capita
SECTORAL INDICES
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