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2024
global knowledge index
Barbados
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):4.92
- Population:282,336
- HDI:0.809
56/141
Gki
Score
49.9
World
Average
47.8
Country Performance Summary
Barbados is a strong performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 56th out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 52nd out of the 59 countries with very high human development.
Areas of Strength
- Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, location parity
- Transport productive capacity
- Resident patent applications (per 100 billion GDP)
- Investment in telecommunication services (% GDP)
- Educational attainment rate, doctoral or equivalent
Areas of Improvement
- Growth of innovative companies
- Teaching staff compensation (% tertiary expenditure)
- Chinn-Ito financial openness
- Manufacturing employment (%)
- Building quality control
SECTORAL INDICES
Rank
Value
Pre-University
Education
48
72.83
Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
103
43.96
Higher
Education
71
45.55
Research, Development
and Innovation
50
32.57
Information and
Communications Technology
52
54.96
Economy
71
51.31
Enabling
Environment
47
61.93
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GKI Pillars
