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underscore the UAE’s exceptional performance in areas such as the internet, education, human

resources, communications, and information.

Qatar claimed the second position among the Arab countries in the GKI, showcasing significant

strengths across various fields, including the GERD per researcher, the unemployment rate with
advanced education, the vulnerable employment rate, the share of TVET occupations, and the

unemployment rate among individuals with vocational education. These strengths are
predominantly concentrated in the research and development sector, as well as in human

resources, education, and training.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia showcased strong performance in diverse domains. The strengths

of KSA include a high percentage of individuals possessing standard ICT skills, the state of cluster
development, the growth of innovative companies, the percentage of firms with products and

services new to the market, and the percentage of households with internet access at home. These
strengths are associated with the information and communications technology sectors, as well as

production and internet-related fields.

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In the GKI 2023, Kuwait secures the 4 position among Arab states, showcasing strength in
various key areas, including industry and service value added (% GDP), fixed broadband internet

traffic per subscription, pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary and primary education, as well

as the vulnerable employment ratio. These strengths underscore Kuwait’s impressive
achievements in sectors like industry, services, primary education, and employment.

Egypt’s strengths are prominently focused on higher education, production, and research. This

includes exceptional female-to-male teacher ratios in tertiary education, market concentration,
firms introducing new products and services to the market, the status of cluster development, and

the citations per document.

In Morocco, strengths were observed in the poverty headcount ratio, industrial design applications

per 100 billion GDP, and the percentage of researchers in higher education. Additionally, other
strengths include the percentage of government expenditure on secondary and primary education