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2024
global knowledge index
Liberia
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):8.884
- Population:5,493,031
- HDI:0.487
121/141
Gki
Score
35
World
Average
47.8
Country Performance Summary
Liberia is a weak performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 121st out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 7th out of the 23 countries with low human development.
Areas of Strength
- Gross enrolment ratio in early childhood education
- Renewable energy consumption (%)
- Firms with products and services new to the market (%)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% GDP)
- Labour underutilization rate
Areas of Improvement
- Learning-adjusted years of schooling
- Ratio of high-skill TVET occupations earnings to average wage
- New business density per thousand population
- Investment in telecommunication services (% GDP)
- Building quality control
SECTORAL INDICES
Rank
Value
Pre-University
Education
126
37.12
Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
131
36.38
Higher
Education
80
43.55
Research, Development
and Innovation
58
31.38
Information and
Communications Technology
138
19.61
Economy
100
45.88
Enabling
Environment
123
40.71
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GKI Pillars
