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2024
global knowledge index
Serbia
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):162.213
- Population:6,773,201
- HDI:0.805
40/141
Gki
Score
54.8
World
Average
47.8
Country Performance Summary
Serbia is a strong performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 40th out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 39th out of the 59 countries with very high human development.
Areas of Strength
- Proportion of children who are developmentally on track
- Proportion of children with stimulating home learning environments
- ISO 14001 environmental certificates (per billion GDP)
- ISO 9001 quality certificates (per billion GDP)
- Government expenditure on vocational education (%)
Areas of Improvement
- Firms with products and services new to the market (%)
- MSME financing gap (% GDP)
- Computer software spending (% GDP)
- Labour force participation rate with short-cycle tertiary education
- Years of compulsory education in primary and secondary
SECTORAL INDICES
Rank
Value
Pre-University
Education
33
75.76
Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
12
63.87
Higher
Education
60
48.56
Research, Development
and Innovation
48
32.95
Information and
Communications Technology
37
60.72
Economy
54
54.62
Enabling
Environment
56
59.66
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GKI Pillars
