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2024
global knowledge index
Malta
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):31.661
- Population:532,956
- HDI:0.915
19/141
Gki
Score
62.8
World
Average
47.8
Country Performance Summary
Malta is a leading performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 19th out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 19th out of the 59 countries with very high human development.
Areas of Strength
- Joint ventures per strategic alliance deals (per billion GDP)
- Trade (% GDP)
- Trade in digitally deliverable services (% total trade)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% GDP)
- Intellectual property receipts (% total trade)
Areas of Improvement
- Share of students enrolled in post-secondary vocational programmes
- Proportion of skilled production workers
- Ratio of medium-skill TVET occupations earnings to average wage
- Tertiary graduates from STEM programmes (%)
- High-technology trade (% total trade)
SECTORAL INDICES
Rank
Value
Pre-University
Education
25
77.28
Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
65
52.73
Higher
Education
23
57.44
Research, Development
and Innovation
14
47.15
Information and
Communications Technology
14
71.1
Economy
9
70.1
Enabling
Environment
23
74
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GKI Pillars
