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2024
global knowledge index
Poland
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):1,616.046
- Population:38,762,844
- HDI:0.881
35/141
Gki
Score
57.6
World
Average
47.8
Country Performance Summary
Poland is a strong performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 35th out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 35th out of the 59 countries with very high human development.
Areas of Strength
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education
- Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per hundred inhabitants
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education
- Product concentration
- Net enrolment rate in upper secondary education
Areas of Improvement
- Labour force participation rate with short-cycle tertiary education
- Firms that spend on R&D (%)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training
- International Internet bandwidth per user
- Years of compulsory education in primary and secondary
SECTORAL INDICES
Rank
Value
Pre-University
Education
5
83.92
Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
39
57.5
Higher
Education
33
54.01
Research, Development
and Innovation
45
33.9
Information and
Communications Technology
34
62.23
Economy
42
59.5
Enabling
Environment
34
68.25
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GKI Pillars
