2024

global knowledge index
Pakistan

KEY INDICATORS

  • GDP (US$ billions):1,346.557
  • Population:247,504,496
  • HDI:0.54

Gki Rank

120/141
Gki Score
35
World Average
47.8

Country Performance Summary

Pakistan is a weak performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 120th out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 6th out of the 23 countries with low human development.

Areas of Strength

  • Researchers in higher education (%)
  • Ecological footprint per capita
  • Citations per document
  • Completion rate in upper secondary education, gender parity
  • Unemployment rate with vocational education

Areas of Improvement

  • Firms with products and services new to the market (%)
  • ICT PCT patent applications (per 100 billion GDP)
  • Firms offering formal training (%)
  • Firms that spend on R&D (%)
  • Trade (% GDP)

SECTORAL INDICES

Rank
Value
Pre-University
Education
114
44.66
Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
113
42.34
Higher
Education
111
36.15
Research, Development
and Innovation
132
18.8
Information and
Communications Technology
115
31.79
Economy
103
45.3
Enabling
Environment
137
34.83
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GKI Pillars

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