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2024
global knowledge index
Switzerland
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):733.779
- Population:8,870,561
- HDI:0.967
3/141
Gki
Score
67.9
World
Average
47.8
Country Performance Summary
Switzerland is a leading performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 3rd out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 3rd out of the 59 countries with very high human development.
Areas of Strength
- University-industry collaboration in R&D
- Extent of staff training
- Quality of vocational training
- Intellectual property receipts (% total trade)
- Fixed-broadband subscriptions by speed per hundred people
Areas of Improvement
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% GDP)
- Ratio of high-skill TVET occupations earnings to average wage
- Share of students enrolled in post-secondary vocational programmes
- Tertiary graduates from ICT programmes (%)
- Building quality control
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