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    2024

    global knowledge index
    Botswana
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    KEY INDICATORS

    • GDP (US$ billions):46.742
    • Population:2,480,245
    • HDI:0.708

    Gki Rank

    79/141
    Gki Score
    45.7
    World Average
    47.8

    Country Performance Summary

    Botswana is a moderate performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 79th out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 18th out of the 35 countries with high human development.

    Areas of Strength

    • Quality of vocational training
    • Ratio of high-skill TVET occupations earnings to average wage
    • GERD per researcher
    • Peace and stability
    • Printing and publishing output (% manufactured output)

    Areas of Improvement

    • Years of compulsory education in primary and secondary
    • Product concentration
    • Youth not in employment, education or training (%)
    • Fixed-broadband upload and download speeds
    • Ratio of medium-skill TVET occupations earnings to average wage

    SECTORAL INDICES

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