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2024
global knowledge index
Congo (Democratic Republic of the)
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):154.012
- Population:105,789,732
- HDI:0.481
139/141
Gki
Score
26.3
World
Average
47.8
Country Performance Summary
Congo (Democratic Republic of the) is a weak performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 139th out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 21st out of the 23 countries with low human development.
Areas of Strength
- Renewable energy consumption (%)
- GERD per researcher
- Ecological footprint per capita
- Firms that spend on R&D (%)
- Gross fixed capital formation (% GDP)
Areas of Improvement
- Schools with access to computers in secondary education (%)
- Households with Internet access at home (%)
- Rule of law
- Control of corruption
- Government effectiveness
SECTORAL INDICES
Rank
Value
Pre-University
Education
137
27.61
Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
141
25.79
Higher
Education
140
19.45
Research, Development
and Innovation
127
19.78
Information and
Communications Technology
129
25.44
Economy
123
41.23
Enabling
Environment
139
32.77
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GKI Pillars
