2024

global knowledge index

KEY INDICATORS

  • GDP (US$ billions):185.96
  • Population:5,049,269
  • HDI:0.819

Gki Rank

55/141
Gki Score
50
World Average
47.8

Country Performance Summary

Oman is a strong performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 55th out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 51st out of the 59 countries with very high human development.

Areas of Strength

  • Industry and services value added (% GDP)
  • Government expenditure per tertiary student
  • Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education
  • Vulnerable employment rate
  • Average documents per researcher

Areas of Improvement

  • Female-to-male ratio in parliament
  • Researchers in business enterprises (%)
  • Renewable energy consumption (%)
  • Share of students enrolled in secondary vocational programmes
  • Female-to-male labour force participation

SECTORAL INDICES

Rank
Value
Pre-University
Education
57
71.17
Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
31
59.9
Higher
Education
89
40.68
Research, Development
and Innovation
78
28.45
Information and
Communications Technology
44
57.86
Economy
55
54.38
Enabling
Environment
90
50.2
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GKI Pillars

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