In the fifth edition of the Global Knowledge Index leaders for 2021, the UAE was ranked 11th globally and first in the Arab World. Switzerland came in first place globally for the fifth year in a row. Followed by Sweden, the US, Finland, and the Netherlands. GKI 2021, this year’s edition of the knowledge index included 155 variables, selected by more than 40 international sources and databases.
The Global Knowledge Index Aims To Measure Knowledge Globally
The Global Knowledge Index aims to measure knowledge globally as a comprehensive closely connected with sustainable development. And with different dimensions of modern human life, and is prepared by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). And the Dubai-based Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF). The GKI, produced annually since 2017, is a summary measure for tracking the knowledge performance of countries at the level of seven areas, namely pre-university education, technical and vocational education and training, higher education, research, development and innovation, information and communications technology, economy and the general enabling environment.
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Other Countries In The GKI Global Leader List Up To The 100th Position
Other countries in the GKI global leader list up to the 100th position. Included Qatar the 38th place, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at 40, Kuwait (48), Oman (52), Egypt (53), Bahrain (55), Tunisia (83), and Lebanon (92). Morocco was at 101 globally, followed by Jordan (103), Algeria (111), Iraq (137), Sudan (145), Mauritania (147) and Yemen (150). Globally, the country-level participation at GKI 2021 was at 154, compared to 138 last year.
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GKI Is A Powerful Indicator Of How Knowledge Is The Single Most Factor That Will Help World Nations Prosper
The world is not completely out of the grip of COVID-19 but without a doubt what stands out as they negotiated these trying times, is the relentless quest for knowledge that led them to develop vaccines as well as remedial and precautionary measures against the virus. Obviously, this continuing focus on knowledge and its triumph are what has led them to bring back careful normalcy in their daily life, and what has enabled this face-to-face meeting today. When the word stands at these challenging crossroads, the increased global participation at GKI is a powerful indicator of how knowledge is the single most factor that will help world nations prosper and lead in front for the benefit of posterity with a sustainable focus. In this context, the GKI series has developed into an accepted and prudent benchmark in assessing knowledge-based societies and their growth.
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