2021
global knowledge index
Uruguay
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions)69.57
- Population3,473,727
- HDI0.817
Gki Rank
56/154
Gki
Score
51.7
World
Average
48.4
Country Performance Summary
Uruguay is a strong performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 56th out of 154 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2021 and 52nd out of the 61 countries with very high human development.
Areas of
Strength
- Proportion of children with stimulating home learning environment
- Academic freedom
- Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, location parity
- Firms producing new goods and services (%)
- Peace and stability
Areas of Improvement
- Teaching staff compensation (% tertiary expenditure)
- Labour force participation rate with advanced education
- Researchers in business enterprises (%)
- Entrepreneurial employee activity rate
- Extent of corporate transparency
SECTORAL INDICES
Rank
Value
Uruguay