© United Nations Development Programme and Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation 2022
2022
global knowledge index
Guyana
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):17.621
- Population:804,567
- HDI:0.714
64/132
Gki
Score
45.9
World
Average
46.5
Country Performance Summary
Guyana is a moderate performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 64th out of 132 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2022 and 9th out of the 28 countries with high human development.
Areas of Strength
- Firms that spend on R&D (%)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% GDP)
- MSME financing gap (% GDP)
- Gross enrolment ratio in early childhood education
- Firms offering formal training (%)
Areas of Improvement
- Firms constrained with inadequately educated workforce (%)
- Research institutions prominence
- Building quality control
- Youth not in employment, education or training (%)
- Government funding per secondary student (% GDP per capita)
SECTORAL INDICES
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