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2024
global knowledge index
Uruguay
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):105.096
- Population:3,388,081
- HDI:0.83
51/141
Gki
Score
51.4
World
Average
47.8
Country Performance Summary
Uruguay is a strong performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 51st out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 48th out of the 59 countries with very high human development.
Areas of Strength
- Firms producing new products and services (%)
- Teachers in tertiary education, gender parity
- Enrolment in bachelor's or equivalent level (%)
- Proportion of children with stimulating home learning environments
- Peace and stability
Areas of Improvement
- Extent of corporate transparency
- Researchers in business enterprises (%)
- Manufacturing employment (%)
- Firms constrained with inadequately educated workforce (%)
- Tertiary graduates from STEM programmes (%)
SECTORAL INDICES
Rank
Value
Pre-University
Education
66
68.89
Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
78
50.67
Higher
Education
50
50.88
Research, Development
and Innovation
89
26.75
Information and
Communications Technology
48
55.95
Economy
67
52.17
Enabling
Environment
13
78.39
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GKI Pillars
