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2024
global knowledge index
Kyrgyzstan
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):45.461
- Population:7,073,516
- HDI:0.701
87/141
Gki
Score
44.5
World
Average
47.8
Country Performance Summary
Kyrgyzstan is a modest performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 87th out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 26th out of the 35 countries with high human development.
Areas of Strength
- Government expenditure on secondary education (% GDP)
- Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, gender parity
- Inbound mobility rate
- Mobile broadband Internet traffic per subscription
- Labour underutilization rate
Areas of Improvement
- Extent of corporate transparency
- Government expenditure per tertiary student
- ISO 14001 environmental certificates (per billion GDP)
- ISO 9001 quality certificates (per billion GDP)
- Medium- and high-tech activities value added
SECTORAL INDICES
Rank
Value
Pre-University
Education
32
76.34
Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
72
51.41
Higher
Education
79
43.76
Research, Development
and Innovation
119
22.03
Information and
Communications Technology
80
44.94
Economy
105
45.01
Enabling
Environment
110
45.04
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GKI Pillars
