Country profile

Djibouti

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanLower middle income1.17M inhabitants

Last updated February 1, 2026

Composite GEFRI Score

Severely underprepared

Djibouti is severely underprepared (30th percentile worldwide). Key structural conditions limit capacity to plan, implement, and sustain forward-looking reforms. Higher scores indicate a system that is better prepared to anticipate and shape the future of learning.

35.55Composite score

Global percentile: 30th
Global rank: #125
Regional rank: #18
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Infrastructure

42.23

24th percentileGlobal avg. 56.42

Human Capital

43.67

35th percentileGlobal avg. 46.98

Innovation

45.45

63rd percentileGlobal avg. 42.60

Governance

29.50

19th percentileGlobal avg. 47.71

Access & Parity

16.92

32nd percentileGlobal avg. 50.60

Country profile

Djibouti trails global peers in Infrastructure (42, 24th percentile) and Governance (30, 19th percentile). A coordinated reform effort is needed to strengthen education futures readiness.

Uneven scores across dimensions highlight areas that need targeted coordination. Electricity access remains uneven, limiting the baseline for digital expansion. Literacy or tertiary enrollment gaps thin the talent pipeline and limit the country’s capacity to develop future-ready skills.

R&D investment remains modest, affecting long-term innovation potential. Policy execution and regulatory capacity remain weak, leaving reforms fragmented and hard to sustain. Gender parity across secondary pathways reflects sustained commitment to equitable participation.

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

Key insights

Falls below many peers at the 30th percentile.
Places 125th worldwide.
Holds a regional position of 18th within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan.
Scores range from Innovation (45.5) to Access & Parity (16.9), reflecting variation across dimensions.
Trails regional peers most clearly in Access & Parity.

Regional peers: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Composite GEFRI score

Global rank	Regional rank	Country	Score
17	1	Israel	74.24
32	2	United Arab Emirates	70.10
39	3	Malta	64.34
41	4	Saudi Arabia	63.68
56	5	Qatar	59.67
62	6	Kuwait	57.82
64	7	Bahrain	57.41
65	8	Jordan	57.41
81	9	Oman	53.74
82	10	Morocco	53.24
86	11	Tunisia	52.02
87	12	Algeria	51.24
90	13	Iran, Islamic Rep.	50.79
99	14	Egypt, Arab Rep.	48.93
105	15	West Bank and GazaFCS	45.80
116	16	LibyaFCS	38.62
118	17	IraqFCS	38.08
125	18	Djibouti	35.55
126	19	LebanonFCS	35.37
139	20	Pakistan	29.77
149	21	Syrian Arab RepublicFCS	26.62
163	22	Yemen, Rep.FCS	22.34
173	23	AfghanistanFCS	16.59