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2024
global knowledge index
Niger
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):44.561
- Population:26,159,867
- HDI:0.394
140/141
Gki
Score
25.8
World
Average
47.8
Country Performance Summary
Niger is a weak performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 140th out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 22nd out of the 23 countries with low human development.
Areas of Strength
- Printing and publishing output (% manufactured output)
- Investment in telecommunication services (% GDP)
- Renewable energy consumption (%)
- High-technology trade (% total trade)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% GDP)
Areas of Improvement
- Net enrolment rate in lower secondary education
- Net enrolment rate in upper secondary education
- Vulnerable employment rate
- ISO 9001 quality certificates (per billion GDP)
- Under-five mortality rate
SECTORAL INDICES
Rank
Value
Pre-University
Education
141
18.75
Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
114
42.25
Higher
Education
137
25.26
Research, Development
and Innovation
137
16.91
Information and
Communications Technology
137
20
Economy
137
33.54
Enabling
Environment
129
38.48
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GKI Pillars
