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2024
global knowledge index
Romania
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):772.107
- Population:19,118,479
- HDI:0.827
42/141
Gki
Score
54.4
World
Average
47.8
Country Performance Summary
Romania is a strong performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 42nd out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 41st out of the 59 countries with very high human development.
Areas of Strength
- Completion rate in upper secondary education, gender parity
- ISO 14001 environmental certificates (per billion GDP)
- Employment educational mismatch (%)
- Fixed-broadband upload and download speeds
- Fixed broadband basket (% GNI per capita)
Areas of Improvement
- Firms producing new products and services (%)
- Government expenditure on primary education (% GDP)
- Investment in telecommunication services (% GDP)
- Firms with products and services new to the market (%)
- Net enrolment rate in primary education
SECTORAL INDICES
Rank
Value
Pre-University
Education
83
63.09
Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
26
60.88
Higher
Education
37
53.45
Research, Development
and Innovation
47
33.5
Information and
Communications Technology
47
56.29
Economy
39
60.39
Enabling
Environment
44
64.06
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GKI Pillars
