The Philippines went up nine places to 71st out of 141 countries in the 2024 edition of Global Knowledge Index (GKI) developed by the United Nations Development Programme – Regional Bureau for Arab States (UNDP RBAS) and the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF). The index serves as a reference tool to support knowledge-based development and to evaluate country-level performance across various knowledge sectors. In the latest edition, the country achieved a GKI score of 46.69 (out of 100 as highest possible score), but still below the world average of 47.83.