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2024
global knowledge index
Namibia
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):29.944
- Population:2,963,095
- HDI:0.61
95/141
Gki
Score
43.6
World
Average
47.8
Country Performance Summary
Namibia is a modest performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 95th out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 6th out of the 24 countries with medium human development.
Areas of Strength
- Firms that spend on R&D (%)
- Female-to-male ratio in parliament
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% GDP)
- Firms constrained with inadequately educated workforce (%)
- Teachers in tertiary education, gender parity
Areas of Improvement
- Government funding per primary student (% GDP per capita)
- Labour underutilization rate
- Tertiary graduates from STEM programmes (%)
- Chinn-Ito financial openness
- Government expenditure on primary education (% GDP)
SECTORAL INDICES
Rank
Value
Pre-University
Education
99
52.03
Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
29
60.16
Higher
Education
92
39.74
Research, Development
and Innovation
91
26.53
Information and
Communications Technology
102
36.52
Economy
97
46.05
Enabling
Environment
53
60.33
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GKI Pillars
