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2024
global knowledge index
Zimbabwe
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):58.583
- Population:16,340,822
- HDI:0.55
108/141
Gki
Score
38.6
World
Average
47.8
Country Performance Summary
Zimbabwe is a modest performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 108th out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 12th out of the 24 countries with medium human development.
Areas of Strength
- Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, gender parity
- Government expenditure on primary education (% GDP)
- Printing and publishing output (% manufactured output)
- Cultural goods exports (% exports)
- Renewable energy consumption (%)
Areas of Improvement
- Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, wealth parity
- Gross fixed capital formation (% GDP)
- Healthy life expectancy (years)
- Educational attainment rate, bachelor’s or equivalent
- Control of corruption
SECTORAL INDICES
Rank
Value
Pre-University
Education
107
49.15
Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
90
47.78
Higher
Education
128
32.61
Research, Development
and Innovation
40
35.75
Information and
Communications Technology
118
31.06
Economy
131
36.87
Enabling
Environment
120
41.46
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GKI Pillars
