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2024
global knowledge index
Morocco
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):337.48
- Population:37,712,505
- HDI:0.698
98/141
Gki
Score
42.8
World
Average
47.8
Country Performance Summary
Morocco is a modest performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 98th out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 7th out of the 24 countries with medium human development.
Areas of Strength
- Researchers in higher education (%)
- Poverty headcount ratio (% population)
- Industrial design applications (per 100 billion GDP)
- Government expenditure on secondary education (% GDP)
- Government expenditure on primary education (% GDP)
Areas of Improvement
- Unemployment rate with advanced education
- Female-to-male labour force participation
- Citable documents per R&D personnel in higher education
- Firms with products and services new to the market (%)
- Chinn-Ito financial openness
SECTORAL INDICES
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