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2024
global knowledge index
Uzbekistan
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):319.174
- Population:35,652,307
- HDI:0.727
78/141
Gki
Score
45.9
World
Average
47.8
Country Performance Summary
Uzbekistan is a moderate performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 78th out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 17th out of the 35 countries with high human development.
Areas of Strength
- Completion rate in upper secondary education, wealth parity
- Tertiary graduates from STEM programmes (%)
- Unemployment rate with advanced education
- Gross fixed capital formation (% GDP)
- Ease of starting a business
Areas of Improvement
- PCT applications (per 100 billion GDP)
- Ratio of high-skill TVET occupations earnings to average wage
- Citable documents per R&D personnel in higher education
- GERD per researcher
- Internet activities by individuals (%)
SECTORAL INDICES
Rank
Value
Pre-University
Education
41
73.82
Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
94
47.02
Higher
Education
85
41.12
Research, Development
and Innovation
93
26.36
Information and
Communications Technology
82
44.52
Economy
66
52.31
Enabling
Environment
89
50.37
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GKI Pillars
