Faroe Islands
Last updated August 4, 2026
Composite GEFRI Score
Infrastructure is strongest, while Innovation remains a constraint
Faroe Islands shows progressing readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (68th percentile worldwide). Reforms are translating into broader capability, though uneven performance continues to slow system-wide alignment.
- Global percentile
- 68th
- Global rank
- Not ranked (microstate)
- Regional rank
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Country profile
Faroe Islands shows progressing readiness, with important strengths but continued gaps across the system. 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. 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.
Many indicators are imputed, so the profile should be treated as a limited signal rather than a complete measurement.
Key insights
Sits above the global median at the 68th percentile.
Scores range from Infrastructure (83.4) to Innovation (59.6), reflecting variation across dimensions.
Trails regional peers most clearly in Human Capital.
Regional peers: Europe & Central Asia
Composite GEFRI Score