Country profile

Channel Islands

Europe & Central AsiaHigh income168K inhabitants

Last updated December 22, 2025

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Microstate notice: This country is classified as a microstate (population under 300,000) and is indexed but not included in GEFRI global or regional rankings.

Composite GEFRI Score

Progressing readiness

Channel Islands shows progressing readiness (71st percentile worldwide). Reforms are translating into broader capability, though uneven performance continues to slow system-wide alignment. Higher scores indicate a system that is better prepared to anticipate and shape the future of learning.

60.45Composite score
Global percentile
71st
Global rank
Not ranked (microstate)
Regional rank
Not ranked (microstate)
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Infrastructure
74.06
89th percentileGlobal avg. 56.42
Human Capital
61.25
85th percentileGlobal avg. 46.98
Innovation
46.73
67th percentileGlobal avg. 42.60
Governance
74.36
85th percentileGlobal avg. 47.71
Access & Parity
45.86
44th percentileGlobal avg. 50.60

Country profile

Channel Islands performs close to the global average across all GEFRI dimensions. Progress is evident, yet stronger ambition is needed to reach futures readiness among global peers.

Uneven scores across dimensions highlight areas that need targeted coordination. High internet adoption enables broad participation in digital learning and innovation. Strong tertiary enrollment expands future talent pipelines and strengthens national innovation potential.

A large research workforce accelerates experimentation, technology adoption, and applied innovation. Policy and regulatory teams coordinate effectively, keeping reforms aligned and providing the stability needed for long-term educational planning. Gender parity across secondary pathways reflects sustained commitment to equitable participation.

School Access and Gender Parity presents a near-term leapfrog opportunity: performance is just below the global average, backed by enough observed data to support forward planning.

Note: Because many indicators are imputed, these findings should be treated as provisional until more reported data arrives.

Key insights

  • Sits above the global median at the 71st percentile.
  • Scores range from Governance (74.4) to Access & Parity (45.9), reflecting variation across dimensions.
  • Trails regional peers most clearly in Access & Parity.

Regional peers: Europe & Central Asia

Composite GEFRI score

Global rankRegional rankCountryScore
11Denmark82.00
42Switzerland78.09
63Netherlands77.83
74Sweden77.29
85United Kingdom77.03
96Austria76.84
107Finland76.84
128Germany76.42
139Norway76.31
1510France75.63
1811Portugal73.38
1912Estonia73.29
2213Czechia72.28
2314Iceland72.00
2415Slovenia71.90
2516Lithuania71.83
2617Belgium71.76
2718Ireland71.34
2819Poland71.15
2920Spain70.41
3021Luxembourg70.23
3122Italy70.15
3323Greece69.96
3524Cyprus69.32
3625Latvia68.81
——LiechtensteinMicrostate68.27
3726Hungary66.71
3827Croatia66.50
——San MarinoMicrostate64.62
——GibraltarMicrostate64.49
——AndorraMicrostate64.13
4028Bulgaria63.95
4329Moldova63.48
4430Serbia63.27
4631Turkiye62.68
——MonacoMicrostate62.44
4832Slovak Republic61.61
5133Montenegro60.77
5234Armenia60.50
——Channel IslandsMicrostate60.45
5435Albania60.15
——Isle of ManMicrostate60.00
5536Russian Federation59.93
——Faroe IslandsMicrostate59.77
5737Kazakhstan59.29
5838Georgia58.71
6039North Macedonia58.45
6140Belarus57.83
6941Uzbekistan56.65
7042Bosnia and Herzegovina56.62
——GreenlandMicrostate56.39
7843Romania54.34
8044Kyrgyz Republic54.07
8845Kosovo51.19
9246UkraineFCS50.59
10047Azerbaijan48.44
10448Turkmenistan46.09
10749Tajikistan43.87