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2024
global knowledge index
United Arab Emirates
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):719.733
- Population:10,642,081
- HDI:0.937
26/141
Gki
Score
60.9
World
Average
47.8
Country Performance Summary
United Arab Emirates is a leading performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 26th out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 26th out of the 59 countries with very high human development.
Areas of Strength
- Mobile upload and download speeds
- Individuals with standard ICT skills (%)
- Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per hundred inhabitants
- Households with Internet access at home (%)
- Vulnerable employment rate
Areas of Improvement
- Ecological footprint per capita
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training
- Researchers in higher education (%)
- Social protection coverage (% population)
- Renewable energy consumption (%)
SECTORAL INDICES
Rank
Value
Pre-University
Education
40
74.48
Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
11
64.19
Higher
Education
55
49.74
Research, Development
and Innovation
31
40.69
Information and
Communications Technology
4
73.69
Economy
10
69.51
Enabling
Environment
46
63.11
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GKI Pillars
