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2022
global knowledge index
Uruguay
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):78.121
- Population:3,426,260
- HDI:0.809
51/132
Gki
Score
48.6
World
Average
46.5
Country Performance Summary
Uruguay is a strong performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 51st out of 132 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2022 and 48th out of the 60 countries with very high human development.
Areas of Strength
- Pupil-teacher ratio in tertiary education
- Firms producing new products and services (%)
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education
- Bank non-performing loans (%)
- Peace and stability
Areas of Improvement
- Extent of corporate transparency
- Researchers in business enterprises (%)
- Completion rate in upper secondary education, gender parity
- Tertiary graduates from STEM programmes (%)
- Internet and telephony competition
SECTORAL INDICES
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