2024

global knowledge index
Lebanon

KEY INDICATORS

  • GDP (US$ billions):65.917
  • Population:5,773,493
  • HDI:0.723

Gki Rank

81/141
Gki Score
45.3
World Average
47.8

Country Performance Summary

Lebanon is a moderate performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 81st out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 20th out of the 35 countries with high human development.

Areas of Strength

  • Citations per document
  • Pupil-teacher ratio in tertiary education
  • Cultural goods exports (% exports)
  • Tertiary graduates from ICT programmes (%)
  • Educational attainment rate, doctoral or equivalent

Areas of Improvement

  • Gross fixed capital formation (% GDP)
  • Government effectiveness
  • Government expenditure on secondary education (% GDP)
  • Internet and telephony competition
  • Bank non-performing loans (%)

SECTORAL INDICES

Rank
Value
Pre-University
Education
110
47.14
Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
99
45.77
Higher
Education
46
51.11
Research, Development
and Innovation
22
45.49
Information and
Communications Technology
88
42.84
Economy
86
47.74
Enabling
Environment
136
35.4
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GKI Pillars

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