© United Nations Development Programme and Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation 2022
2022
global knowledge index
Switzerland
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):615.735
- Population:8,691,407
- HDI:0.962
2/132
Gki
Score
68.3
World
Average
46.5
Country Performance Summary
Switzerland is a leading performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 2nd out of 132 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2022 and 2nd out of the 60 countries with very high human development.
Areas of Strength
- Fixed-broadband subscriptions by speed per hundred people
- Quality of vocational training
- Government effectiveness
- State of cluster development
- Extent of staff training
Areas of Improvement
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% GDP)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training
- Ratio of high-skill TVET occupations earnings to average wage
- Building quality control
- Tertiary graduates from ICT programmes (%)
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