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2024
global knowledge index
Slovenia
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):102.036
- Population:2,118,396
- HDI:0.926
20/141
Gki
Score
62.7
World
Average
47.8
Country Performance Summary
Slovenia is a leading performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 20th out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 20th out of the 59 countries with very high human development.
Areas of Strength
- Insolvency recovery rate
- ISO 9001 quality certificates (per billion GDP)
- Manufacturing employment (%)
- Share of students enrolled in secondary vocational programmes
- Under-five mortality rate
Areas of Improvement
- Researchers in higher education (%)
- Transport productive capacity
- Ecological footprint per capita
- Ratio of high-skill TVET occupations earnings to average wage
- Computer software spending (% GDP)
SECTORAL INDICES
Rank
Value
Pre-University
Education
11
80.37
Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
8
65.91
Higher
Education
15
60.15
Research, Development
and Innovation
28
41.69
Information and
Communications Technology
31
63.54
Economy
30
63.7
Enabling
Environment
20
75.17
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GKI Pillars
