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global knowledge index
Guatemala
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):223.183
- Population:18,124,838
- HDI:0.629
105/141
Gki
Score
39.9
World
Average
47.8
Country Performance Summary
Guatemala is a modest performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 105th out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 9th out of the 24 countries with medium human development.
Areas of Strength
- Ratio of medium-skill TVET occupations earnings to average wage
- Ratio of high-skill TVET occupations earnings to average wage
- Average documents per researcher
- GERD per researcher
- Labour force participation rate with advanced education
Areas of Improvement
- Government expenditure on vocational education (%)
- Research institutions prominence
- Extent of corporate transparency
- Government expenditure on secondary education (% GDP)
- Educational attainment rate, doctoral or equivalent
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