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2024
global knowledge index
Paraguay
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):108.022
- Population:6,844,146
- HDI:0.731
99/141
Gki
Score
42.8
World
Average
47.8
Country Performance Summary
Paraguay is a modest performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 99th out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 33rd out of the 35 countries with high human development.
Areas of Strength
- Trademark applications (per 100 billion GDP)
- Labour force participation rate with advanced education
- Enrolment in vocational education, gender parity
- High-technology trade (% total trade)
- Completion rate in upper secondary education, gender parity
Areas of Improvement
- Intellectual property receipts (% total trade)
- Trade in digitally deliverable services (% total trade)
- Extent of corporate transparency
- Quality of vocational training
- Joint ventures per strategic alliance deals (per billion GDP)
SECTORAL INDICES
Rank
Value
Pre-University
Education
98
53.49
Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
96
46.36
Higher
Education
43
51.88
Research, Development
and Innovation
128
19.64
Information and
Communications Technology
81
44.56
Economy
99
45.92
Enabling
Environment
71
54.86
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GKI Pillars
