© United Nations Development Programme and Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation 2023
2023
global knowledge index
Costa Rica
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):113.912
- Population:5,153,957
- HDI:0.809
70/133
Gki
Score
46.4
World
Average
47.5
Country Performance Summary
Costa Rica is a moderate performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 70th out of 133 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2023 and 59th out of the 61 countries with very high human development.
Areas of Strength
- Female-to-male ratio in parliament
- Intellectual property payments (% total trade)
- Peace and stability
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education
- International Internet bandwidth per user
Areas of Improvement
- Industrial design applications (per 100 billion GDP)
- Tax and contribution rate (% profit)
- Entrepreneurial employee activity rate
- Unemployment rate with vocational education
- GERD financed by business enterprises (%)
SECTORAL INDICES
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