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2024
global knowledge index
Eswatini (Kingdom of)
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):12.814
- Population:1,230,506
- HDI:0.61
111/141
Gki
Score
37.8
World
Average
47.8
Country Performance Summary
Eswatini (Kingdom of) is a modest performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 111th out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 15th out of the 24 countries with medium human development.
Areas of Strength
- Natural hazard exposure
- Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, gender parity
- GERD financed from abroad (%)
- Net enrolment rate in lower secondary education
- Government expenditure on primary education (% GDP)
Areas of Improvement
- Unemployment rate with vocational education
- Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, wealth parity
- Tertiary graduates from STEM programmes (%)
- Tertiary graduates from ICT programmes (%)
- Extent of corporate transparency
SECTORAL INDICES
Rank
Value
Pre-University
Education
105
49.78
Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
102
44.99
Higher
Education
118
34.17
Research, Development
and Innovation
72
29
Information and
Communications Technology
108
33.81
Economy
130
37.08
Enabling
Environment
122
41.1
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GKI Pillars
