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2024
global knowledge index
Nepal
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):144.31
- Population:29,694,615
- HDI:0.601
112/141
Gki
Score
37.7
World
Average
47.8
Country Performance Summary
Nepal is a modest performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 112th out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 16th out of the 24 countries with medium human development.
Areas of Strength
- Gross enrolment ratio in early childhood education
- Ecological footprint per capita
- Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, gender parity
- Firms constrained with inadequately educated workforce (%)
- Cultural goods exports (% exports)
Areas of Improvement
- Pupil-teacher ratio in tertiary education
- Market concentration
- Fixed broadband Internet traffic per subscription
- Mobile broadband Internet traffic per subscription
- Firms with products and services new to the market (%)
SECTORAL INDICES
Rank
Value
Pre-University
Education
91
58.31
Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
127
37.85
Higher
Education
112
35.64
Research, Development
and Innovation
125
20.22
Information and
Communications Technology
104
36.2
Economy
120
42.13
Enabling
Environment
99
48.09
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GKI Pillars
