Antigua and Barbuda
Last updated July 15, 2026
Composite GEFRI Score
Access & Parity is a strength, but Innovation lags
Antigua and Barbuda demonstrates early-stage readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (58th percentile worldwide). Investments are generating initial gains, yet substantial gaps persist in several dimensions.
- Global percentile
- 58th
- Global rank
- Not ranked (microstate)
- Regional rank
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Country profile
Antigua and Barbuda remains in the emerging-readiness range, with progress visible but major gaps still limiting future readiness. Its weakest results are in Innovation (15, 1st percentile). These gaps continue to weigh on overall readiness.
Wide gaps between dimensions reveal structural weaknesses that slow coordinated progress.
Sparse R&D investment and a small research workforce slow experimentation and delay new ideas from reaching learners. Girls outperform boys in secondary pathways, adding pressure to address male dropout risks.
Some indicators are imputed, so the profile should be read with moderate caution.
Key insights
Scores range from Access & Parity (81.5) to Innovation (15.4), reflecting variation across dimensions.
Leads regional peers most clearly in Access & Parity.
Regional peers: Latin America & Caribbean
Composite GEFRI Score