Country profile

Micronesia, Fed. Sts.

East Asia & PacificLower middle income113K inhabitants

Last updated February 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.

42.15Composite score

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

40.59

21st percentileGlobal avg. 56.42

Human Capital

54.28

63rd percentileGlobal avg. 46.98

Innovation

29.90

25th percentileGlobal avg. 42.60

Governance

60.15

72nd percentileGlobal avg. 47.71

Access & Parity

25.83

33rd percentileGlobal avg. 50.60

Country profile

Micronesia, Fed. Sts. trails global peers in Infrastructure (41, 21st percentile) and Innovation (30, 25th 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: Several indicators use imputed values. Policymakers and planners should validate results further before committing to major initiatives.

Key insights

Falls below many peers at the 38th percentile.
Scores range from Governance (60.1) to Access & Parity (25.8), 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.	79.67
3	2	Singapore	78.66
5	3	Hong Kong SAR, China	77.89
11	4	Japan	76.54
14	5	Australia	76.14
20	6	New Zealand	73.28
49	7	Brunei Darussalam	61.59
—	—	Northern Mariana IslandsMicrostate	61.59
50	8	Thailand	61.30
53	9	Indonesia	60.44
—	—	NauruMicrostate	59.98
—	—	PalauMicrostate	59.64
—	—	American SamoaMicrostate	59.46
—	—	GuamMicrostate	59.25
—	—	New CaledoniaMicrostate	59.13
59	10	Macao SAR, China	58.49
—	—	French PolynesiaMicrostate	58.10
66	11	Viet Nam	57.38
71	12	Fiji	56.49
72	13	Mongolia	56.33
73	14	Malaysia	56.23
75	15	China	55.15
—	—	SamoaMicrostate	53.13
84	16	Philippines	52.72
—	—	TuvaluFCSMicrostate	51.68
—	—	TongaMicrostate	47.16
—	—	KiribatiFCSMicrostate	46.45
—	—	Marshall IslandsFCSMicrostate	46.17
—	—	Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FCSMicrostate	42.15
110	17	Timor-LesteFCS	41.12
112	18	Vanuatu	40.64
124	19	Korea, Dem. People's Rep.	36.42
129	20	MyanmarFCS	33.89
131	21	Cambodia	33.02
134	22	Solomon IslandsFCS	31.89
137	23	Lao PDR	30.98
153	24	Papua New GuineaFCS	25.55