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    © United Nations Development Programme and Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation 2025

    2024

    global knowledge index
    Sri Lanka
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    KEY INDICATORS

    • GDP (US$ billions):287.132
    • Population:22,971,617
    • HDI:0.78

    Gki Rank

    93/141
    Gki Score
    43.7
    World Average
    47.8

    Country Performance Summary

    Sri Lanka is a modest performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 93rd out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 30th out of the 35 countries with high human development.

    Areas of Strength

    • Citable documents per R&D personnel in higher education
    • Average documents per researcher
    • Mobile broadband basket (% GNI per capita)
    • Printing and publishing output (% manufactured output)
    • Manufacturing employment (%)

    Areas of Improvement

    • Government expenditure on vocational education (%)
    • Educational attainment rate, bachelor’s or equivalent
    • Government expenditure on primary education (% GDP)
    • Building quality control
    • Female-to-male ratio in parliament

    SECTORAL INDICES

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    Click the sectoral tab for a detailed overview.