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2023
global knowledge index
Uruguay
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):83.607
- Population:3,426,260
- HDI:0.809
50/133
Gki
Score
50.2
World
Average
47.5
Country Performance Summary
Uruguay is a strong performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 50th out of 133 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2023 and 48th out of the 61 countries with very high human development.
Areas of Strength
- Teachers in tertiary education, gender parity
- Firms producing new products and services (%)
- Peace and stability
- Proportion of children with stimulating home learning environments
- Enrolment in bachelor's or equivalent level (%)
Areas of Improvement
- Extent of corporate transparency
- Researchers in business enterprises (%)
- Completion rate in upper secondary education, gender parity
- Firms constrained with inadequately educated workforce (%)
- Educational attainment rate, doctoral or equivalent
SECTORAL INDICES
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