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2024
global knowledge index
Mali
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):57.235
- Population:23,769,128
- HDI:0.41
134/141
Gki
Score
29
World
Average
47.8
Country Performance Summary
Mali is a weak performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 134th out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 17th out of the 23 countries with low human development.
Areas of Strength
- MSME financing gap (% GDP)
- GERD financed from abroad (%)
- Citable documents per R&D personnel in higher education
- Firms with products and services new to the market (%)
- Ratio of medium-skill TVET occupations earnings to average wage
Areas of Improvement
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education
- Labour force participation rate with short-cycle tertiary education
- Researchers in higher education (%)
- Mobile broadband Internet traffic per subscription
- Peace and stability
SECTORAL INDICES
Rank
Value
Pre-University
Education
138
24.45
Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
136
35.5
Higher
Education
131
28.55
Research, Development
and Innovation
103
24.66
Information and
Communications Technology
131
23.62
Economy
126
38.37
Enabling
Environment
140
32.65
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GKI Pillars
