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2024
global knowledge index
Samoa
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):1.359
- Population:216,663
- HDI:0.702
96/141
Gki
Score
43.4
World
Average
47.8
Country Performance Summary
Samoa is a modest performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 96th out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 31st out of the 35 countries with high human development.
Areas of Strength
- Investment in telecommunication services (% GDP)
- Pupil-teacher ratio in tertiary education
- Gross fixed capital formation (% GDP)
- Peace and stability
- MSME financing gap (% GDP)
Areas of Improvement
- Research institutions prominence
- International Internet bandwidth per user
- Tertiary graduates from ICT programmes (%)
- Extent of corporate transparency
- Tertiary graduates from STEM programmes (%)
SECTORAL INDICES
Rank
Value
Pre-University
Education
79
64.56
Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
93
47.23
Higher
Education
57
49.6
Research, Development
and Innovation
112
22.79
Information and
Communications Technology
111
33.31
Economy
94
46.7
Enabling
Environment
51
60.97
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GKI Pillars
