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2024
global knowledge index
Mauritania
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):30.395
- Population:5,022,442
- HDI:0.54
135/141
Gki
Score
29
World
Average
47.8
Country Performance Summary
Mauritania is a weak performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 135th out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 18th out of the 23 countries with low human development.
Areas of Strength
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% GDP)
- Tertiary graduates from STEM programmes (%)
- Firms producing new products and services (%)
- Firms offering formal training (%)
- Gross fixed capital formation (% GDP)
Areas of Improvement
- Extent of staff training
- Quality of vocational training
- GERD (% GDP)
- Government online services
- E-participation
SECTORAL INDICES
Rank
Value
Pre-University
Education
133
32.56
Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
138
31.83
Higher
Education
139
22.46
Research, Development
and Innovation
107
23.68
Information and
Communications Technology
127
26.21
Economy
136
34.44
Enabling
Environment
134
37.27
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GKI Pillars
