5.01 Secondary education enrollment rate

5.01 Secondary education enrollment rate Gross secondary education enrollment rate 2010 or most recent year available RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Australia...131.3 2 Spain...124.7 3 Netherlands...121.5 4 Ireland...121.0 5 Seychelles...119.2 6 New Zealand...119.1 7 Denmark 10...117.4 8 France...113.2 9 Norway...111.0 10 Belgium 10...110.5 11 Libya 7...110.3 12 Brunei Darussalam...109.7 13 Finland...107.5 14 Iceland 10...107.2 15 Singapore...107.0 16 Portugal 10...106.7 17 Brazil 6...105.8 18 Montenegro...104.0 19 Estonia 10...103.6 20 Germany...103.3 21 Bahrain 7...103.1 22 Japan...102.2 23 Israel 10...102.1 24 United Kingdom 10...101.8 25 Canada 9...101.3 26 Kuwait 9...101.0 27 Malta...100.9 28 Greece 8...100.9 29 Saudi Arabia...100.6 30 Barbados...100.6 31 Italy...100.4 32 Oman 10...100.3 33 Taiwan, China 11...100.0 34 Costa Rica...99.7 35 Kazakhstan 11...99.6 36 Sweden...99.2 37 Austria...98.9 38 Cyprus...98.8 39 Lithuania...98.7 40 Hungary 10...98.3 41 Luxembourg 9...97.6 42 Romania...97.2 43 Korea, Rep....97.1 44 Slovenia 10...97.1 45 Poland 10...97.0 46 Colombia...96.4 47 United States...96.0 48 Croatia...95.7 49 Ukraine...95.6 50 Switzerland...95.4 51 Latvia...95.2 52 Algeria 10...94.9 53 South Africa 10...93.8 54 Qatar...93.7 55 Jamaica...92.7 56 United Arab Emirates 7...92.3 57 Armenia...92.0 58 Serbia...91.4 59 Peru...91.4 60 Bosnia and Herzegovina...91.1 61 Guyana...91.0 62 Iran, Islamic Rep....90.9 63 Czech Republic 10...90.4 64 Slovak Republic...90.4 65 Uruguay 10...90.2 66 Trinidad and Tobago 9...89.9 67 Mauritius...89.4 68 Mongolia...89.2 69 Albania...88.9 70 Bulgaria...88.9 71 Mexico...88.8 72 Russian Federation 10...88.6 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 73 Argentina 10...88.5 74 Moldova...88.0 75 Chile 10...87.9 76 Cape Verde...87.5 77 Tajikistan...87.2 78 Sri Lanka 5...87.1 79 Jordan...86.9 80 Georgia 10...86.2 81 Philippines 10...84.8 82 Azerbaijan...84.6 83 Kyrgyz Republic...84.0 84 Macedonia, FYR...83.7 85 Hong Kong SAR...83.0 86 Venezuela...82.5 87 Puerto Rico...82.2 88 Botswana 10...81.7 89 Lebanon...81.4 90 China...81.2 91 Bolivia 10...80.2 92 Thailand 11...79.2 93 Turkey 10...77.6 94 Vietnam...77.2 95 Indonesia...77.2 96 Dominican Republic...76.4 97 Suriname 10...74.8 98 Ecuador 9...74.8 99 Panama...74.1 100 Honduras...73.5 101 Egypt...72.5 102 Nicaragua...69.4 103 Malaysia 10...68.3 104 Paraguay 10...66.9 105 El Salvador...65.0 106 Namibia 8...64.0 107 India...63.2 108 Kenya 10...60.2 109 Guatemala...58.5 110 Ghana 11...58.1 111 Swaziland...58.1 112 Timor-Leste...56.3 113 Morocco 8...56.1 114 Gambia, The...54.1 115 Gabon 4...53.1 116 Bangladesh...51.4 117 Lesotho...46.4 118 Cambodia...46.2 119 Yemen...44.1 120 Nigeria...44.0 121 Nepal 7...43.5 122 Cameroon...42.2 123 Mali 11...39.4 124 Guinea 10...38.1 125 Zimbabwe 7...38.0 126 Senegal...37.4 127 Benin 6...37.1 128 Rwanda 11...35.8 129 Ethiopia...35.7 130 Liberia 2...34.8 131 Pakistan...34.2 132 Malawi...32.1 133 Madagascar 10...31.1 134 Zambia 7...30.4 135 Uganda...28.1 136 Sierra Leone 3...27.6 137 Tanzania 10...27.4 138 Côte d Ivoire 4...27.1 139 Mozambique 11...26.4 140 Burundi...24.8 141 Chad...24.6 142 Mauritania...24.4 143 Burkina Faso 11...22.6 144 Haiti 1...20.8 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (accessed May 10, 2012); UNICEF ChildInfo.org Country Profiles; The World Bank, EdStats Database (accessed June 25, 2012); national sources 1 1991 2 2000 3 2001 4 2002 5 2004 6 2005 7 2006 8 2007 9 2008 10 2009 11 2011 440 The Global Competitiveness Report 2012 2013

5.02 Tertiary education enrollment rate Gross tertiary education enrollment rate 2010 or most recent year available RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Korea, Rep....103.1 2 United States...94.8 3 Finland...93.7 4 Greece 7...89.4 5 Slovenia 9...86.9 6 Puerto Rico...86.0 7 Taiwan, China 10...83.4 8 New Zealand...82.6 9 Australia...79.9 10 Ukraine...79.5 11 Venezuela 9...78.1 12 Russian Federation 9...75.9 13 Denmark 9...74.4 14 Norway...74.4 15 Iceland 9...74.1 16 Lithuania...74.0 17 Sweden...73.8 18 Spain 9...73.2 19 Singapore...72.0 20 Argentina 9...71.2 21 Poland 9...70.5 22 Belgium 9...67.5 23 Italy 9...66.0 24 Barbados...65.9 25 Uruguay 9...63.3 26 Netherlands 9...62.7 27 Estonia 9...62.7 28 Israel 9...62.5 29 Portugal 9...62.2 30 Hungary 9...61.7 31 Ireland 9...61.0 32 Czech Republic 9...60.7 33 Austria 9...60.2 34 Latvia...60.1 35 Canada 2...60.0 36 Japan...59.7 37 Hong Kong SAR...59.7 38 Chile 9...59.2 39 Romania...58.8 40 United Kingdom 9...58.5 41 Bulgaria...56.9 42 Slovak Republic...54.8 43 Switzerland...54.8 44 Cyprus...54.6 45 France 9...54.5 46 Libya 3...54.4 47 Croatia...54.1 48 Lebanon...54.0 49 Mongolia...53.3 50 Armenia...51.5 51 Bahrain...51.2 52 Serbia...49.1 53 Kyrgyz Republic 9...48.8 54 Thailand 10...47.7 55 Montenegro...47.6 56 Turkey 9...45.8 57 Panama 9...44.6 58 Peru...43.0 59 Iran, Islamic Rep....42.8 60 Kazakhstan 10...40.8 61 Malaysia 9...40.2 62 Ecuador 8...39.8 63 Colombia...39.1 64 Bolivia 7...38.6 65 Macedonia, FYR...38.6 66 Moldova...38.1 67 Jordan...37.7 68 Bosnia and Herzegovina...37.2 69 Saudi Arabia...36.8 70 Paraguay 9...36.6 71 Malta...35.3 72 Dominican Republic 4...34.0 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 73 Egypt...32.4 74 Algeria...30.8 75 Jamaica...29.0 76 Philippines 8...28.9 77 Georgia...28.2 78 Mexico...28.0 79 China...25.9 80 Brazil 5...25.6 81 Costa Rica 5...25.6 82 Mauritius 8...24.9 83 Oman...24.5 84 El Salvador...23.4 85 Indonesia...23.1 86 United Arab Emirates 3...22.5 87 Vietnam...22.3 88 Kuwait 4...21.9 89 Tajikistan...19.7 90 Azerbaijan...19.1 91 Liberia 1...19.1 92 Honduras 8...18.8 93 Albania 4...18.4 94 Nicaragua 3...18.0 95 India...17.9 96 Cape Verde...17.8 97 Guatemala 7...17.8 98 Brunei Darussalam...17.2 99 Timor-Leste 9...16.7 100 Sri Lanka...15.5 101 South Africa 6...15.4 102 Morocco 9...13.2 103 Ghana 10...12.1 104 Suriname 2...12.1 105 Guyana...11.9 106 Trinidad and Tobago 5...11.5 107 Cameroon...11.5 108 Benin 9...10.6 109 Bangladesh 9...10.6 110 Luxembourg 8...10.5 111 Nigeria 5...10.3 112 Yemen 7...10.2 113 Qatar...10.0 114 Guinea 8...9.5 115 Namibia 8...9.0 116 Côte d Ivoire 7...8.9 117 Senegal...7.9 118 Cambodia 8...7.8 119 Botswana 6...7.4 120 Zimbabwe...6.2 121 Mali 10...6.1 122 Nepal 4...5.6 123 Rwanda...5.5 124 Ethiopia...5.5 125 Pakistan 8...5.4 126 Swaziland 6...4.4 127 Mauritania...4.4 128 Uganda 9...4.2 129 Gambia, The 8...4.1 130 Kenya 9...4.0 131 Burkina Faso 10...3.9 132 Madagascar...3.7 133 Lesotho 6...3.5 134 Burundi...3.2 135 Zambia 1...2.4 136 Chad...2.2 137 Tanzania...2.1 138 Sierra Leone 2...2.1 139 Mozambique 5...1.5 140 Malawi...0.7 n/a Gabon...n/a n/a Germany...n/a n/a Haiti...n/a n/a Seychelles...n/a UNESCO Institute for Statistics (accessed May 10, 2012); national sources 1 2000 2 2002 3 2003 4 2004 5 2005 6 2006 7 2007 8 2008 9 2009 10 2011 The Global Competitiveness Report 2012 2013 441

5.03 Quality of the educational system How well does the educational system in your country meet the needs of a competitive economy? [1 = not well at all; 7 = very well] 2011 12 weighted average RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 MEAN 3.7 7 1 Switzerland...6.0 2 Finland...5.8 3 Singapore...5.8 4 Qatar...5.7 5 Belgium...5.4 6 Canada...5.4 7 Barbados...5.4 8 Iceland...5.4 9 Ireland...5.3 10 Lebanon...5.3 11 New Zealand...5.3 12 Sweden...5.3 13 Netherlands...5.3 14 Malaysia...5.1 15 Australia...5.0 16 Malta...5.0 17 United Arab Emirates...5.0 18 Norway...5.0 19 Denmark...5.0 20 Germany...4.9 21 Costa Rica...4.9 22 Cyprus...4.8 23 Hong Kong SAR...4.8 24 Taiwan, China...4.8 25 Brunei Darussalam...4.7 26 Austria...4.7 27 United Kingdom...4.7 28 United States...4.7 29 Gambia, The...4.6 30 Zimbabwe...4.5 31 Jordan...4.4 32 Saudi Arabia...4.4 33 Sri Lanka...4.4 34 India...4.4 35 Bahrain...4.4 36 Luxembourg...4.4 37 Kenya...4.3 38 Montenegro...4.2 39 Zambia...4.2 40 Trinidad and Tobago...4.2 41 France...4.2 42 Guyana...4.2 43 Japan...4.2 44 Korea, Rep....4.1 45 Philippines...4.1 46 Mauritius...4.1 47 Indonesia...4.1 48 Seychelles...4.1 49 Estonia...4.1 50 Rwanda...4.1 51 Puerto Rico...4.0 52 Albania...4.0 53 Israel...4.0 54 Lithuania...4.0 55 Botswana...4.0 56 Liberia...4.0 57 China...3.9 58 Cambodia...3.9 59 Czech Republic...3.9 60 Oman...3.9 61 Portugal...3.8 62 Ghana...3.8 63 Slovenia...3.8 64 Cape Verde...3.8 65 Malawi...3.8 66 Cameroon...3.7 67 Tajikistan...3.7 68 Poland...3.7 69 Uganda...3.7 70 Ukraine...3.6 71 Benin...3.6 72 Vietnam...3.6 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 MEAN 3.7 7 73 Senegal...3.6 74 Latvia...3.6 75 Pakistan...3.6 76 Jamaica...3.6 77 Colombia...3.6 78 Thailand...3.5 79 Armenia...3.5 80 Tanzania...3.5 81 Spain...3.5 82 Turkey...3.5 83 Nigeria...3.5 84 Suriname...3.4 85 Ethiopia...3.4 86 Russian Federation...3.4 87 Italy...3.4 88 Macedonia, FYR...3.4 89 Argentina...3.4 90 Hungary...3.4 91 Chile...3.4 92 Nepal...3.4 93 Ecuador...3.3 94 Iran, Islamic Rep....3.3 95 Côte d Ivoire...3.3 96 Bolivia...3.3 97 Bangladesh...3.2 98 Bulgaria...3.2 99 Croatia...3.2 100 Mexico...3.2 101 Kazakhstan...3.2 102 Lesotho...3.2 103 Moldova...3.2 104 Kuwait...3.1 105 Morocco...3.1 106 Bosnia and Herzegovina...3.1 107 Uruguay...3.1 108 Romania...3.1 109 Azerbaijan...3.1 110 Swaziland...3.1 111 Serbia...3.1 112 Panama...3.0 113 Chad...3.0 114 Georgia...3.0 115 Greece...3.0 116 Brazil...3.0 117 Madagascar...3.0 118 Mali...2.9 119 Mozambique...2.9 120 Slovak Republic...2.8 121 Nicaragua...2.8 122 Venezuela...2.8 123 Kyrgyz Republic...2.8 124 Burkina Faso...2.8 125 Sierra Leone...2.8 126 Namibia...2.7 127 Gabon...2.7 128 Guinea...2.7 129 Timor-Leste...2.7 130 Guatemala...2.6 131 Algeria...2.5 132 Peru...2.5 133 Paraguay...2.5 134 El Salvador...2.5 135 Honduras...2.4 136 Mongolia...2.4 137 Dominican Republic...2.4 138 Mauritania...2.3 139 Egypt...2.3 140 South Africa...2.2 141 Haiti...2.1 142 Libya...2.0 143 Burundi...2.0 144 Yemen...1.8 442 The Global Competitiveness Report 2012 2013

5.04 Quality of math and science education How would you assess the quality of math and science education in your country s schools? [1 = poor; 7 = excellent among the best in the world] 2011 12 weighted average RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 MEAN 3.9 7 1 Singapore...6.3 2 Finland...6.2 3 Belgium...6.2 4 Lebanon...5.9 5 Switzerland...5.8 6 Taiwan, China...5.6 7 Barbados...5.6 8 Korea, Rep....5.5 9 Qatar...5.5 10 New Zealand...5.5 11 Hong Kong SAR...5.4 12 Netherlands...5.4 13 Cyprus...5.3 14 Canada...5.3 15 Malta...5.2 16 Lithuania...5.2 17 United Arab Emirates...5.2 18 Slovenia...5.1 19 Estonia...5.0 20 Malaysia...5.0 21 Bosnia and Herzegovina...5.0 22 Iceland...5.0 23 Brunei Darussalam...4.9 24 Australia...4.9 25 France...4.9 26 Croatia...4.8 27 Japan...4.8 28 Jordan...4.7 29 Germany...4.7 30 India...4.7 31 Ireland...4.7 32 Iran, Islamic Rep....4.6 33 China...4.6 34 Ukraine...4.6 35 Trinidad and Tobago...4.6 36 Sweden...4.6 37 Saudi Arabia...4.5 38 Denmark...4.5 39 Hungary...4.5 40 Albania...4.5 41 Costa Rica...4.5 42 United Kingdom...4.5 43 Austria...4.4 44 Montenegro...4.4 45 Indonesia...4.4 46 Luxembourg...4.3 47 United States...4.3 48 Latvia...4.3 49 Mauritius...4.3 50 Zimbabwe...4.3 51 Benin...4.3 52 Russian Federation...4.3 53 Morocco...4.3 54 Greece...4.2 55 Romania...4.2 56 Bahrain...4.2 57 Norway...4.2 58 Vietnam...4.1 59 Poland...4.1 60 Serbia...4.1 61 Thailand...4.1 62 Rwanda...4.1 63 Mongolia...4.1 64 Moldova...4.1 65 Italy...4.1 66 Botswana...4.1 67 Macedonia, FYR...4.1 68 Bulgaria...4.0 69 Sri Lanka...4.0 70 Guyana...4.0 71 Armenia...4.0 72 Seychelles...4.0 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 MEAN 3.9 7 73 Côte d Ivoire...4.0 74 Gambia, The...4.0 75 Cameroon...3.9 76 Kenya...3.9 77 Zambia...3.9 78 Czech Republic...3.8 79 Senegal...3.8 80 Burkina Faso...3.8 81 Kazakhstan...3.8 82 Madagascar...3.8 83 Slovak Republic...3.8 84 Puerto Rico...3.8 85 Suriname...3.8 86 Oman...3.7 87 Liberia...3.7 88 Pakistan...3.7 89 Israel...3.7 90 Cambodia...3.7 91 Tajikistan...3.7 92 Nigeria...3.6 93 Ghana...3.6 94 Portugal...3.6 95 Nepal...3.6 96 Malawi...3.6 97 Spain...3.6 98 Philippines...3.6 99 Azerbaijan...3.5 100 Turkey...3.5 101 Georgia...3.5 102 Ecuador...3.5 103 Bolivia...3.5 104 Kuwait...3.4 105 Guinea...3.4 106 Colombia...3.4 107 Cape Verde...3.4 108 Uganda...3.4 109 Ethiopia...3.4 110 Swaziland...3.2 111 Chad...3.2 112 Burundi...3.2 113 Bangladesh...3.2 114 Kyrgyz Republic...3.1 115 Argentina...3.1 116 Jamaica...3.0 117 Chile...3.0 118 Uruguay...3.0 119 Lesotho...3.0 120 Venezuela...2.9 121 Mali...2.8 122 Tanzania...2.8 123 Gabon...2.8 124 Mexico...2.8 125 Panama...2.8 126 Mauritania...2.7 127 Namibia...2.7 128 Nicaragua...2.7 129 Algeria...2.7 130 Haiti...2.6 131 Mozambique...2.6 132 Brazil...2.6 133 El Salvador...2.5 134 Sierra Leone...2.5 135 Libya...2.4 136 Timor-Leste...2.4 137 Guatemala...2.4 138 Honduras...2.3 139 Egypt...2.3 140 Paraguay...2.2 141 Peru...2.1 142 Dominican Republic...2.1 143 South Africa...2.0 144 Yemen...1.9 The Global Competitiveness Report 2012 2013 443

5.05 Quality of management schools How would you assess the quality of management or business schools in your country? [1 = poor; 7 = excellent among the best in the world] 2011 12 weighted average RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 MEAN 4.2 7 1 United Kingdom...6.1 2 Belgium...6.0 3 Switzerland...6.0 4 Spain...5.8 5 Canada...5.7 6 Singapore...5.7 7 Qatar...5.7 8 France...5.6 9 Netherlands...5.6 10 Finland...5.6 11 Sweden...5.4 12 United States...5.4 13 Lebanon...5.4 14 Chile...5.4 15 South Africa...5.3 16 Australia...5.3 17 Hong Kong SAR...5.3 18 Iceland...5.2 19 Costa Rica...5.2 20 New Zealand...5.2 21 Barbados...5.2 22 Portugal...5.1 23 Ireland...5.1 24 Norway...5.1 25 Denmark...5.1 26 Malaysia...5.0 27 United Arab Emirates...5.0 28 Malta...5.0 29 Taiwan, China...5.0 30 Cyprus...5.0 31 Gambia, The...4.9 32 Germany...4.9 33 India...4.9 34 Argentina...4.9 35 Italy...4.8 36 Trinidad and Tobago...4.8 37 Austria...4.8 38 Sri Lanka...4.8 39 Philippines...4.7 40 Israel...4.7 41 Senegal...4.7 42 Korea, Rep....4.7 43 Guatemala...4.6 44 Puerto Rico...4.6 45 Saudi Arabia...4.6 46 Cameroon...4.5 47 Morocco...4.5 48 Estonia...4.5 49 Peru...4.5 50 Bosnia and Herzegovina...4.4 51 Mexico...4.4 52 Brazil...4.4 53 Benin...4.4 54 Uruguay...4.4 55 Jordan...4.3 56 Kenya...4.3 57 Lithuania...4.3 58 Brunei Darussalam...4.3 59 Montenegro...4.3 60 Luxembourg...4.3 61 Albania...4.3 62 Thailand...4.3 63 Suriname...4.3 64 Guyana...4.3 65 Ghana...4.3 66 Slovenia...4.3 67 Latvia...4.2 68 China...4.2 69 Liberia...4.2 70 Indonesia...4.2 71 Pakistan...4.2 72 Venezuela...4.2 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 MEAN 4.2 7 73 Rwanda...4.2 74 Colombia...4.1 75 Zambia...4.1 76 Mauritius...4.1 77 Jamaica...4.1 78 Zimbabwe...4.1 79 Bahrain...4.1 80 Japan...4.1 81 Hungary...4.1 82 Panama...4.1 83 Côte d Ivoire...4.1 84 Seychelles...4.0 85 Poland...4.0 86 Nigeria...3.9 87 Croatia...3.9 88 Dominican Republic...3.9 89 Uganda...3.9 90 Madagascar...3.9 91 Bangladesh...3.9 92 Botswana...3.9 93 Iran, Islamic Rep....3.9 94 Ecuador...3.8 95 Czech Republic...3.8 96 Cambodia...3.8 97 Turkey...3.8 98 Nicaragua...3.8 99 El Salvador...3.8 100 Malawi...3.7 101 Bulgaria...3.7 102 Kuwait...3.7 103 Kazakhstan...3.7 104 Greece...3.7 105 Burkina Faso...3.7 106 Macedonia, FYR...3.7 107 Oman...3.6 108 Ethiopia...3.6 109 Honduras...3.6 110 Georgia...3.6 111 Slovak Republic...3.6 112 Romania...3.5 113 Nepal...3.5 114 Cape Verde...3.5 115 Russian Federation...3.5 116 Serbia...3.5 117 Ukraine...3.4 118 Tanzania...3.4 119 Tajikistan...3.4 120 Bolivia...3.4 121 Moldova...3.3 122 Mali...3.3 123 Azerbaijan...3.3 124 Paraguay...3.3 125 Vietnam...3.2 126 Sierra Leone...3.2 127 Armenia...3.2 128 Chad...3.2 129 Namibia...3.1 130 Gabon...3.1 131 Algeria...3.0 132 Mongolia...3.0 133 Mozambique...2.9 134 Lesotho...2.8 135 Swaziland...2.8 136 Burundi...2.8 137 Egypt...2.8 138 Mauritania...2.7 139 Guinea...2.7 140 Haiti...2.7 141 Kyrgyz Republic...2.7 142 Yemen...2.4 143 Timor-Leste...2.3 144 Libya...2.3 444 The Global Competitiveness Report 2012 2013

5.06 Internet access in schools How would you rate the level of access to the Internet in schools in your country? [1 = very limited; 7 = extensive] 2011 12 weighted average RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 MEAN 4.1 7 1 Iceland...6.5 2 Estonia...6.4 3 Finland...6.4 4 Netherlands...6.3 5 Singapore...6.3 6 Switzerland...6.2 7 Korea, Rep....6.2 8 United Kingdom...6.2 9 Taiwan, China...6.1 10 Qatar...6.1 11 Sweden...6.1 12 Australia...6.1 13 Canada...6.1 14 Luxembourg...6.0 15 Uruguay...6.0 16 Hong Kong SAR...6.0 17 Norway...5.9 18 Malta...5.9 19 Denmark...5.9 20 Slovenia...5.8 21 Czech Republic...5.8 22 United Arab Emirates...5.8 23 Lithuania...5.8 24 United States...5.7 25 Austria...5.7 26 Portugal...5.7 27 New Zealand...5.7 28 Belgium...5.7 29 Slovak Republic...5.5 30 Hungary...5.4 31 China...5.4 32 Latvia...5.4 33 Barbados...5.3 34 Brunei Darussalam...5.3 35 Bahrain...5.3 36 Cyprus...5.2 37 Panama...5.2 38 Malaysia...5.1 39 Israel...5.1 40 Oman...5.0 41 Vietnam...5.0 42 Saudi Arabia...4.9 43 Japan...4.9 44 Jordan...4.9 45 Germany...4.8 46 Macedonia, FYR...4.8 47 Spain...4.8 48 Chile...4.7 49 Croatia...4.7 50 Bulgaria...4.7 51 Ireland...4.6 52 Seychelles...4.6 53 Poland...4.5 54 Albania...4.5 55 Trinidad and Tobago...4.5 56 Indonesia...4.5 57 Puerto Rico...4.5 58 Costa Rica...4.5 59 France...4.4 60 Montenegro...4.4 61 Moldova...4.4 62 Ukraine...4.4 63 Thailand...4.3 64 Romania...4.3 65 Georgia...4.3 66 Rwanda...4.3 67 Kazakhstan...4.3 68 Turkey...4.3 69 Kuwait...4.2 70 Russian Federation...4.2 71 Bosnia and Herzegovina...4.2 72 Mauritius...4.1 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 MEAN 4.1 7 73 Philippines...4.1 74 Jamaica...4.1 75 India...4.0 76 Colombia...4.0 77 Gambia, The...4.0 78 Armenia...3.9 79 Azerbaijan...3.9 80 Mongolia...3.9 81 Greece...3.9 82 Mexico...3.8 83 Cambodia...3.8 84 Senegal...3.8 85 Kenya...3.8 86 Italy...3.8 87 Argentina...3.7 88 Brazil...3.7 89 Peru...3.7 90 Cape Verde...3.6 91 Guyana...3.6 92 Serbia...3.6 93 Pakistan...3.6 94 Tajikistan...3.6 95 Morocco...3.5 96 Botswana...3.5 97 Lebanon...3.5 98 Ecuador...3.5 99 Nigeria...3.5 100 Bolivia...3.4 101 Venezuela...3.4 102 Dominican Republic...3.4 103 El Salvador...3.4 104 Nepal...3.3 105 Sri Lanka...3.3 106 Mali...3.3 107 Zambia...3.2 108 Liberia...3.2 109 Ghana...3.2 110 Namibia...3.1 111 South Africa...3.1 112 Nicaragua...3.1 113 Guatemala...3.1 114 Kyrgyz Republic...3.1 115 Honduras...3.0 116 Egypt...3.0 117 Iran, Islamic Rep....2.9 118 Uganda...2.9 119 Ethiopia...2.8 120 Tanzania...2.8 121 Mozambique...2.7 122 Bangladesh...2.6 123 Zimbabwe...2.6 124 Malawi...2.6 125 Suriname...2.5 126 Swaziland...2.5 127 Benin...2.5 128 Timor-Leste...2.4 129 Lesotho...2.4 130 Cameroon...2.4 131 Paraguay...2.4 132 Algeria...2.4 133 Madagascar...2.2 134 Libya...2.2 135 Mauritania...2.1 136 Sierra Leone...1.9 137 Haiti...1.9 138 Côte d Ivoire...1.8 139 Guinea...1.7 140 Yemen...1.7 141 Burkina Faso...1.7 142 Gabon...1.7 143 Burundi...1.5 144 Chad...1.5 The Global Competitiveness Report 2012 2013 445

5.07 Local availability of specialized research and training services In your country, to what extent are high-quality, specialized training services available? [1 = not available; 7 = widely available] 2011 12 weighted average RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 MEAN 4.1 7 1 Switzerland...6.4 2 Netherlands...6.1 3 Austria...6.1 4 Germany...6.1 5 Belgium...5.9 6 United Kingdom...5.9 7 Sweden...5.8 8 Finland...5.7 9 United States...5.6 10 Hong Kong SAR...5.5 11 Puerto Rico...5.5 12 Japan...5.5 13 Canada...5.5 14 Norway...5.4 15 France...5.4 16 Singapore...5.4 17 Malaysia...5.4 18 Australia...5.3 19 Denmark...5.3 20 Taiwan, China...5.2 21 United Arab Emirates...5.2 22 Luxembourg...5.2 23 Czech Republic...5.1 24 Ireland...5.0 25 Qatar...5.0 26 Costa Rica...4.9 27 Israel...4.9 28 Spain...4.9 29 Iceland...4.9 30 Poland...4.8 31 Korea, Rep....4.8 32 New Zealand...4.8 33 Italy...4.8 34 Brazil...4.8 35 Saudi Arabia...4.7 36 Chile...4.7 37 Portugal...4.7 38 Senegal...4.7 39 Estonia...4.6 40 Slovak Republic...4.6 41 Bahrain...4.6 42 Barbados...4.6 43 Panama...4.6 44 Mexico...4.6 45 Malta...4.5 46 Uruguay...4.5 47 Jordan...4.5 48 Lithuania...4.4 49 Azerbaijan...4.4 50 Slovenia...4.4 51 South Africa...4.4 52 Gambia, The...4.4 53 Guatemala...4.4 54 Cyprus...4.4 55 China...4.4 56 Lebanon...4.3 57 Indonesia...4.3 58 Morocco...4.3 59 India...4.3 60 Argentina...4.3 61 Zambia...4.3 62 Philippines...4.3 63 Sri Lanka...4.3 64 Kenya...4.3 65 Trinidad and Tobago...4.3 66 Thailand...4.2 67 Mauritius...4.2 68 Nigeria...4.2 69 Latvia...4.1 70 Cameroon...4.1 71 Côte d Ivoire...4.1 72 Kazakhstan...4.1 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 MEAN 4.1 7 73 Iran, Islamic Rep....4.1 74 Croatia...4.1 75 Colombia...4.1 76 Benin...4.1 77 Turkey...4.0 78 Cambodia...4.0 79 Liberia...4.0 80 Russian Federation...4.0 81 El Salvador...3.9 82 Jamaica...3.9 83 Hungary...3.9 84 Dominican Republic...3.9 85 Peru...3.9 86 Oman...3.9 87 Macedonia, FYR...3.8 88 Tajikistan...3.8 89 Montenegro...3.8 90 Bulgaria...3.8 91 Uganda...3.8 92 Greece...3.8 93 Burkina Faso...3.7 94 Honduras...3.7 95 Botswana...3.7 96 Ghana...3.7 97 Kuwait...3.7 98 Ukraine...3.7 99 Egypt...3.7 100 Guyana...3.7 101 Mali...3.6 102 Pakistan...3.6 103 Tanzania...3.6 104 Zimbabwe...3.6 105 Ecuador...3.6 106 Armenia...3.5 107 Bolivia...3.5 108 Malawi...3.5 109 Brunei Darussalam...3.5 110 Rwanda...3.5 111 Seychelles...3.5 112 Romania...3.5 113 Bosnia and Herzegovina...3.4 114 Moldova...3.4 115 Suriname...3.4 116 Venezuela...3.4 117 Chad...3.3 118 Albania...3.3 119 Georgia...3.3 120 Cape Verde...3.3 121 Paraguay...3.3 122 Mauritania...3.3 123 Madagascar...3.2 124 Nicaragua...3.2 125 Serbia...3.2 126 Vietnam...3.1 127 Guinea...3.1 128 Mozambique...3.1 129 Nepal...3.1 130 Kyrgyz Republic...3.1 131 Namibia...3.0 132 Swaziland...3.0 133 Ethiopia...2.9 134 Sierra Leone...2.8 135 Lesotho...2.8 136 Timor-Leste...2.8 137 Bangladesh...2.8 138 Algeria...2.8 139 Gabon...2.6 140 Yemen...2.5 141 Mongolia...2.5 142 Haiti...2.4 143 Libya...2.4 144 Burundi...2.2 446 The Global Competitiveness Report 2012 2013

5.08 Extent of staff training To what extent do companies in your country invest in training and employee development? [1 = hardly at all; 7 = to a great extent] 2011 12 weighted average RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 MEAN 3.9 7 1 Switzerland...5.6 2 Finland...5.4 3 Singapore...5.3 4 Luxembourg...5.3 5 Japan...5.3 6 Sweden...5.2 7 Malaysia...5.2 8 Netherlands...5.2 9 Norway...5.2 10 Denmark...5.1 11 Qatar...5.0 12 Austria...5.0 13 Germany...5.0 14 United Kingdom...5.0 15 United States...5.0 16 Ireland...4.9 17 United Arab Emirates...4.9 18 New Zealand...4.8 19 Puerto Rico...4.8 20 Belgium...4.8 21 Iceland...4.7 22 Gambia, The...4.7 23 Canada...4.7 24 Hong Kong SAR...4.6 25 Bahrain...4.6 26 South Africa...4.6 27 Israel...4.6 28 Australia...4.6 29 Costa Rica...4.6 30 Barbados...4.6 31 Taiwan, China...4.6 32 Philippines...4.6 33 Brazil...4.4 34 Oman...4.4 35 Saudi Arabia...4.4 36 Albania...4.4 37 Mauritius...4.3 38 Chile...4.3 39 Indonesia...4.3 40 Guatemala...4.3 41 France...4.3 42 Korea, Rep....4.3 43 Panama...4.2 44 Côte d Ivoire...4.2 45 China...4.2 46 Estonia...4.2 47 Suriname...4.2 48 Czech Republic...4.2 49 Thailand...4.2 50 Malta...4.1 51 Montenegro...4.1 52 Brunei Darussalam...4.1 53 Latvia...4.1 54 India...4.1 55 Namibia...4.1 56 Azerbaijan...4.1 57 Nigeria...4.1 58 Jamaica...4.1 59 Poland...4.0 60 Mongolia...4.0 61 Guyana...4.0 62 Seychelles...4.0 63 Honduras...4.0 64 Liberia...4.0 65 Turkey...4.0 66 Lithuania...4.0 67 Mexico...4.0 68 Botswana...3.9 69 Rwanda...3.9 70 Kenya...3.9 71 Trinidad and Tobago...3.9 72 Kazakhstan...3.9 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 MEAN 3.9 7 73 Portugal...3.9 74 Cambodia...3.9 75 Morocco...3.9 76 Dominican Republic...3.9 77 Tanzania...3.8 78 Argentina...3.8 79 Tajikistan...3.8 80 Sri Lanka...3.8 81 El Salvador...3.8 82 Zimbabwe...3.8 83 Cameroon...3.8 84 Peru...3.8 85 Cyprus...3.8 86 Uruguay...3.8 87 Swaziland...3.8 88 Jordan...3.8 89 Russian Federation...3.7 90 Ecuador...3.7 91 Slovenia...3.7 92 Kuwait...3.7 93 Gabon...3.7 94 Malawi...3.7 95 Slovak Republic...3.7 96 Ghana...3.7 97 Nicaragua...3.6 98 Armenia...3.6 99 Colombia...3.6 100 Uganda...3.6 101 Georgia...3.6 102 Lebanon...3.6 103 Bolivia...3.6 104 Venezuela...3.6 105 Spain...3.6 106 Ukraine...3.6 107 Paraguay...3.5 108 Zambia...3.5 109 Bosnia and Herzegovina...3.5 110 Hungary...3.5 111 Romania...3.4 112 Pakistan...3.4 113 Madagascar...3.4 114 Guinea...3.3 115 Greece...3.3 116 Vietnam...3.3 117 Lesotho...3.3 118 Bulgaria...3.3 119 Mozambique...3.2 120 Cape Verde...3.2 121 Yemen...3.2 122 Moldova...3.2 123 Italy...3.2 124 Croatia...3.2 125 Sierra Leone...3.1 126 Macedonia, FYR...3.1 127 Timor-Leste...3.1 128 Kyrgyz Republic...3.1 129 Egypt...3.1 130 Mali...3.1 131 Ethiopia...3.1 132 Nepal...3.1 133 Benin...3.1 134 Iran, Islamic Rep....3.0 135 Senegal...3.0 136 Bangladesh...3.0 137 Burkina Faso...2.9 138 Serbia...2.9 139 Chad...2.9 140 Libya...2.9 141 Mauritania...2.7 142 Algeria...2.6 143 Burundi...2.4 144 Haiti...2.3 The Global Competitiveness Report 2012 2013 447