2021
global knowledge index
Singapore
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):528.757
- Population:5,850,343
- HDI:0.938
Gki Rank
9/154
Gki
Score
68
World
Average
48.6
Country Performance Summary
Singapore is a leading performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 9th out of 123 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2021 and 9th out of the 56 countries with very high human development.
Areas of
Strength
- Healthy life expectancy (years)
- Government effectiveness
- Peace and stability
- Medium- and high-tech activities value added
- Fixed-broadband upload and download speeds
Areas of Improvement
- Ratio of medium-skill TVET occupations earnings to average wage
- Ratio of high-skill TVET occupations earnings to average wage
- Renewable energy consumption (%)
- Years of compulsory education in primary and secondary
- Government expenditure on primary education (% GDP)