© United Nations Development Programme and Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation 2023
2024
global knowledge index
Korea (Republic of)
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):2,615.223
- Population:51,748,739
- HDI:0.929
21/141
Gki
Score
62.3
World
Average
47.8
Country Performance Summary
Korea (Republic of) is a leading performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 21st out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 21st out of the 59 countries with very high human development.
Areas of Strength
- Researchers per thousand labour force
- Researchers in business enterprises (%)
- Resident patent applications (per 100 billion GDP)
- Government online services
- ICT PCT patent applications (per 100 billion GDP)
Areas of Improvement
- Researchers in higher education (%)
- Printing and publishing output (% manufactured output)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training
- Renewable energy consumption (%)
- Average documents per researcher
SECTORAL INDICES
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