Country profile

Micronesia, Fed. Sts.

East Asia & PacificLower middle income113K inhabitants

Last updated April 1, 2026

Fragile/Conflict-Affected Country: This country is classified as experiencing institutional and social fragility. Data may not reflect the current situation due to instability.

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.

Composite GEFRI Score

Severely underprepared

Micronesia, Fed. Sts. is severely underprepared (38th 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.

40.44Composite score

Global percentile: 38th
Global rank: Not ranked (microstate)
Regional rank: Not ranked (microstate)
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Infrastructure

42.40

20th percentileGlobal avg. 59.93

Human Capital

54.25

63rd percentileGlobal avg. 47.03

Innovation

29.46

24th percentileGlobal avg. 42.53

Governance

60.15

72nd percentileGlobal avg. 47.71

Access & Parity

15.92

34th percentileGlobal avg. 43.89

Country profile

Micronesia, Fed. Sts. trails global peers in Infrastructure (42, 20th percentile) and Innovation (29, 24th percentile). A coordinated reform effort is needed to strengthen education futures readiness.

Uneven scores across dimensions highlight areas that need targeted coordination. Low internet adoption slows digital participation and constrains system-wide modernization. High literacy and tertiary enrollment feed a deep talent pipeline, supporting future skills development and innovation.

Sparse R&D investment and a small research workforce slow experimentation and delay new ideas from reaching learners. Regulatory quality falls short of global standards, signalling structural hurdles in policy execution. Girls outperform boys in secondary pathways, adding pressure to address male dropout risks.

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 38th percentile.
Scores range from Governance (60.1) to Access & Parity (15.9), reflecting variation across dimensions.
Trails regional peers most clearly in Access & Parity.

Regional peers: East Asia & Pacific

Composite GEFRI score

Global rank	Regional rank	Country	Score
2	1	Korea, Rep.	79.45
3	2	Hong Kong SAR, China	77.87
4	3	Singapore	77.24
24	4	Japan	70.54
25	5	Australia	70.53
34	6	New Zealand	68.21
—	—	NauruMicrostate	63.70
—	—	PalauMicrostate	63.63
—	—	Northern Mariana IslandsMicrostate	63.05
48	7	Thailand	61.33
—	—	American SamoaMicrostate	61.26
49	8	Brunei Darussalam	61.14
—	—	GuamMicrostate	60.51
54	9	Indonesia	60.06
56	10	Macao SAR, China	59.92
—	—	New CaledoniaMicrostate	59.48
—	—	French PolynesiaMicrostate	58.74
65	11	Fiji	57.04
67	12	Mongolia	56.70
68	13	China	56.42
70	14	Malaysia	56.09
80	15	Philippines	53.28
—	—	TuvaluFCSMicrostate	52.99
—	—	SamoaMicrostate	52.80
83	16	Viet Nam	52.16
—	—	TongaMicrostate	46.68
—	—	Marshall IslandsFCSMicrostate	46.22
—	—	KiribatiFCSMicrostate	46.13
106	17	Timor-LesteFCS	41.78
—	—	Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FCSMicrostate	40.44
113	18	Vanuatu	39.11
117	19	Korea, Dem. People's Rep.	37.93
125	20	MyanmarFCS	35.50
131	21	Cambodia	32.82
136	22	Solomon IslandsFCS	31.58
138	23	Lao PDR	30.78
156	24	Papua New GuineaFCS	23.87