© United Nations Development Programme and Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation 2023
2023
global knowledge index
Pakistan
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):1,285.651
- Population:231,402,117
- HDI:0.544
117/133
Gki
Score
32.7
World
Average
47.5
Country Performance Summary
Pakistan is a weak performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 117th out of 133 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2023 and 6th out of the 19 countries with low human development.
Areas of Strength
- Researchers in higher education (%)
- Ecological footprint per capita
- Citations per document
- Unemployment rate with vocational education
- Ratio of medium-skill TVET occupations earnings to average wage
Areas of Improvement
- PCT applications (per 100 billion GDP)
- Firms with products and services new to the market (%)
- Firms offering formal training (%)
- Individuals with standard ICT skills (%)
- ICT PCT patent applications (per 100 billion GDP)
SECTORAL INDICES
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