Saudi Arabia is a strong performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 41st out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 40th out of the 59 countries with very high human development.
Areas of Strength
Firms with products and services new to the market (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
State of cluster development
Growth of innovative companies
Mobile broadband Internet traffic per subscription
Areas of Improvement
Firms offering formal training (%)
Share of students enrolled in post-secondary vocational programmes
Enrolment in vocational education, gender parity
Renewable energy consumption (%)
Ratio of medium-skill TVET occupations earnings to average wage