Country profile

Djibouti

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

Last updated April 1, 2026

Composite GEFRI Score

Severely underprepared

Djibouti is severely underprepared (32nd 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.

36.23Composite score

Global percentile: 32nd
Global rank: #122
Regional rank: #16
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Infrastructure

45.75

25th percentileGlobal avg. 59.93

Human Capital

43.68

35th percentileGlobal avg. 47.03

Innovation

45.29

64th percentileGlobal avg. 42.53

Governance

29.50

19th percentileGlobal avg. 47.71

Access & Parity

16.92

35th percentileGlobal avg. 43.89

Country profile

Djibouti trails global peers in Infrastructure (46, 25th 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 32nd percentile.
Places 122nd worldwide.
Holds a regional position of 16th within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan.
Scores range from Infrastructure (45.8) 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
13	1	Israel	73.92
26	2	United Arab Emirates	70.36
39	3	Saudi Arabia	65.52
40	4	Malta	64.28
57	5	Kuwait	59.77
59	6	Qatar	58.36
60	7	Jordan	58.06
64	8	Bahrain	57.37
76	9	Oman	54.61
78	10	Morocco	53.83
92	11	Iran, Islamic Rep.	50.45
95	12	Egypt, Arab Rep.	49.67
97	13	Tunisia	49.07
99	14	West Bank and GazaFCS	47.12
114	15	Algeria	38.86
122	16	Djibouti	36.23
124	17	LebanonFCS	35.78
128	18	IraqFCS	34.68
129	19	LibyaFCS	34.45
141	20	Pakistan	29.51
149	21	Syrian Arab RepublicFCS	27.28
158	22	Yemen, Rep.FCS	23.14
170	23	AfghanistanFCS	18.18