country profile

St. Kitts and Nevis

Latin America & CaribbeanHigh income47K 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

Access & Parity is a strength, but Innovation lags

St. Kitts and Nevis demonstrates early-stage readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (63rd percentile worldwide). Investments are generating initial gains, yet substantial gaps persist in several dimensions.

57.14Composite score
Global percentile
63rd
Global rank
Not ranked (microstate)
Regional rank
Not ranked (microstate)
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Progressing readiness
Infrastructure
64.45
58th percentileGlobal avg. 55.13
Progressing readiness
Human Capital
60.88
86th percentileGlobal avg. 47.36
Severely underprepared
Innovation
31.69
12th percentileGlobal avg. 46.19
Progressing readiness
Governance
61.18
75th percentileGlobal avg. 47.46
Progressing readiness
Access & Parity
67.52
58th percentileGlobal avg. 48.49

Country profile

St. Kitts and Nevis remains in the emerging-readiness range, with progress visible but major gaps still limiting future readiness. Its weakest results are in Innovation (32, 12th percentile). These gaps continue to weigh on overall readiness.

Uneven scores across dimensions show where readiness conditions are less aligned.

Sparse R&D investment and a small research workforce slow experimentation and delay new ideas from reaching learners. Gender parity across secondary pathways reflects sustained commitment to equitable participation.

Some indicators are imputed, so the profile should be read with moderate caution.

Key insights

Sits above the global median at the 63rd percentile.

Scores range from Access & Parity (67.5) to Innovation (31.7), reflecting variation across dimensions.

Leads regional peers most clearly in Access & Parity.

Regional peers: Latin America & Caribbean

Composite GEFRI Score

Global rankRegional rankCountryScore
341Chile69.65
402Argentina63.92
453Uruguay61.82
Cayman IslandsMicrostate59.77
St. Kitts and NevisMicrostate57.14
664Peru57.02
725Colombia56.38
Antigua and BarbudaMicrostate55.23
766Mexico55.12
Turks and Caicos IslandsMicrostate54.70
787Trinidad and Tobago54.30
GrenadaMicrostate53.80
818Brazil53.69
839Cuba53.32
8410Puerto Rico52.82
BarbadosMicrostate51.64
DominicaMicrostate51.41
8911Dominican Republic51.27
9012Ecuador51.12
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesMicrostate50.32
St. LuciaMicrostate50.05
9313Bolivia49.80
9714Costa Rica49.04
ArubaMicrostate48.09
Virgin Islands (U.S.)Microstate47.85
10015Jamaica47.54
St. Martin (French part)Microstate47.43
10116Panama47.30
10217Belize46.83
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)Microstate46.32
10518Venezuela, RB45.33
10619Bahamas, The45.13
British Virgin IslandsMicrostate44.78
10720Paraguay44.77
CuracaoMicrostate44.47
11921Suriname36.89
12122Guyana36.38
12423El Salvador35.82
13224Honduras32.99
13925Guatemala30.91
14126Nicaragua29.44
15927HaitiFCS24.28