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2024
global knowledge index
Saudi Arabia
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):1,831.379
- Population:33,264,292
- HDI:0.875
41/141
Gki
Score
54.8
World
Average
47.8
Country Performance Summary
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
SECTORAL INDICES
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