country profile

Guam

East Asia & PacificHigh income169K population

Last updated July 15, 2026

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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.
Emerging readiness

Composite GEFRI Score

Governance is strongest, but Innovation and Access & Parity remain constraints

Guam demonstrates early-stage readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (69th percentile worldwide). Investments are generating initial gains, yet substantial gaps persist in several dimensions.

59.78Composite score
Global percentile
69th
Global rank
Not ranked (microstate)
Regional rank
Not ranked (microstate)
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Progressing readiness
Infrastructure
67.81
70th percentileGlobal avg. 55.13
Progressing readiness
Human Capital
61.54
87th percentileGlobal avg. 47.36
Emerging readiness
Innovation
49.59
66th percentileGlobal avg. 46.19
Progressing readiness
Governance
72.67
85th percentileGlobal avg. 47.46
Emerging readiness
Access & Parity
47.29
48th percentileGlobal avg. 48.49

Country profile

Guam remains in the emerging-readiness range, with progress visible but major gaps still limiting future readiness. 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.

Sparse R&D investment and a small research workforce slow experimentation and delay new ideas from reaching learners. Policy and regulatory teams coordinate effectively, offering stability for long-term planning. Gender parity across secondary pathways reflects sustained commitment to equitable participation.

School Access and Gender Parity presents a near-term leapfrog opportunity: performance is just below the global average, backed by enough observed data to support forward planning.

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 69th percentile.

Scores range from Governance (72.7) to Access & Parity (47.3), reflecting variation across dimensions.

Leads regional peers most clearly in Governance.

Regional peers: East Asia & Pacific

Composite GEFRI Score

Global rankRegional rankCountryScore
21Korea, Rep.77.90
32Hong Kong SAR, China77.59
43Singapore77.58
124Japan76.03
145Australia75.84
206New Zealand72.96
467Brunei Darussalam61.47
NauruMicrostate60.97
Northern Mariana IslandsMicrostate60.89
498Fiji60.57
509Thailand60.56
GuamMicrostate59.78
New CaledoniaMicrostate59.45
PalauMicrostate59.12
American SamoaMicrostate58.64
6110Macao SAR, China58.41
French PolynesiaMicrostate57.22
6811Indonesia56.89
6912Mongolia56.89
7113Malaysia56.62
7314Viet Nam55.90
7515China55.59
8716Philippines51.84
SamoaMicrostate51.51
TuvaluFCSMicrostate51.41
TongaMicrostate48.23
KiribatiFCSMicrostate46.37
Marshall IslandsFCSMicrostate45.13
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FCSMicrostate41.97
11217Vanuatu40.83
11318Timor-LesteFCS40.80
11519Korea, Dem. People's Rep.39.28
12320Cambodia35.88
13121Solomon IslandsFCS33.48
13422Lao PDR32.64
14723Papua New GuineaFCS27.72
15124MyanmarFCS26.22