country profile

Curacao

Latin America & CaribbeanHigh income156K population

Last updated August 4, 2026

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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.
Emerging readiness

Composite GEFRI Score

Infrastructure is a strength, but Access & Parity lags

Curacao demonstrates early-stage readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (40th percentile worldwide). Investments are generating initial gains, yet substantial gaps persist in several dimensions.

54.98Composite score
Global percentile
40th
Global rank
Not ranked (microstate)
Regional rank
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Advanced readiness
Infrastructure
78.33
52nd percentileGlobal avg. 70.44
Advanced readiness
Human Capital
77.16
61st percentileGlobal avg. 66.18
Severely underprepared
Innovation
40.06
37th percentileGlobal avg. 48.64
Emerging readiness
Governance
49.72
57th percentileGlobal avg. 47.07
Critically unprepared
Access & Parity
29.64
32nd percentileGlobal avg. 60.85

Country profile

Curacao remains in the emerging-readiness range, with progress visible but major gaps still limiting future readiness. Most dimension scores sit close to global norms, without a single dimension standing far above the rest.

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 (78.3) to Access & Parity (29.6), reflecting variation across dimensions.

Trails regional peers most clearly in Access & Parity.

Regional peers: Latin America & Caribbean

Composite GEFRI Score

Global rankRegional rankCountryScore
341Chile80.13
382Uruguay76.69
433Argentina74.85
Cayman IslandsMicrostate70.01
St. Kitts and NevisMicrostate69.53
604Brazil69.26
695Colombia68.53
716Peru68.39
BarbadosMicrostate66.83
Antigua and BarbudaMicrostate66.10
797Trinidad and Tobago65.94
818Mexico65.54
ArubaMicrostate64.50
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesMicrostate64.29
DominicaMicrostate63.94
Turks and Caicos IslandsMicrostate63.69
GrenadaMicrostate63.56
839Puerto Rico63.46
8710Ecuador62.36
8811Cuba62.30
8912Costa Rica61.97
9213Dominican Republic60.49
St. LuciaMicrostate60.04
9514Jamaica59.66
Virgin Islands (U.S.)Microstate59.62
9615Panama59.61
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)Microstate59.40
9916Bolivia58.51
10217Belize57.80
10418Paraguay56.84
10519Bahamas, The56.82
St. Martin (French part)Microstate55.74
British Virgin IslandsMicrostate55.73
CuracaoMicrostate54.98
11120Venezuela, RB52.57
11421Guyana50.25
11722El Salvador47.95
12123Suriname45.13
13424Honduras41.17
13625Guatemala39.36
13726Nicaragua38.63
16627HaitiFCS27.97