Curacao
Last updated July 15, 2026
Composite GEFRI Score
Limited relative strength in Infrastructure, with deep gaps in Access & Parity
Curacao shows severely limited readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (40th percentile worldwide). Key structural conditions limit capacity to plan, implement, and sustain forward-looking reforms.
- Global percentile
- 40th
- Global rank
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Country profile
Curacao faces substantial readiness constraints across core dimensions. Its weakest results are in Innovation (32, 12th percentile). These gaps continue to weigh on overall readiness.
Uneven scores across dimensions show where readiness conditions are less aligned. High internet adoption enables broad participation in digital learning and innovation.
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.
GEFRI Composite presents a near-term leapfrog opportunity: performance is just below the global average, backed by enough observed data to support forward planning.
Many indicators are imputed, so the profile should be treated as a limited signal rather than a complete measurement.
Key insights
Falls below many peers at the 40th percentile.
Scores range from Infrastructure (64.4) to Access & Parity (11.3), reflecting variation across dimensions.
Trails regional peers most clearly in Access & Parity.
Regional peers: Latin America & Caribbean
Composite GEFRI Score