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2024
global knowledge index
Pakistan
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):1,346.557
- Population:247,504,496
- HDI:0.54
120/141
Gki
Score
35
World
Average
47.8
Country Performance Summary
Pakistan is a weak performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 120th out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 6th out of the 23 countries with low human development.
Areas of Strength
- Researchers in higher education (%)
- Ecological footprint per capita
- Citations per document
- Completion rate in upper secondary education, gender parity
- Unemployment rate with vocational education
Areas of Improvement
- Firms with products and services new to the market (%)
- ICT PCT patent applications (per 100 billion GDP)
- Firms offering formal training (%)
- Firms that spend on R&D (%)
- Trade (% GDP)
SECTORAL INDICES
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