Composite GEFRI Score
Systemwide critical constraints
Liberia shows critically low readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (7th percentile worldwide). Core capabilities are weak across most dimensions, and essential systems face significant constraints.
- Global percentile
- 7th
- Global rank
- #165
- Regional rank
- #35
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Country profile
Liberia faces substantial readiness constraints across core dimensions. Its weakest results are in Governance (33, 28th percentile), Innovation (28, 7th percentile), GEFRI Composite (23, 7th percentile), Human Capital (21, 5th percentile) and Infrastructure (21, 5th percentile). These gaps continue to weigh on overall readiness.
Dimension scores cluster tightly, showing the system operates with balanced readiness. Limited electricity or internet coverage still constrains classrooms, preventing large-scale digital instruction. Literacy or tertiary enrollment gaps thin the talent pipeline and limit the country’s capacity to develop future-ready skills.
Sparse R&D investment and a small research workforce slow experimentation and delay new ideas from reaching learners. Policy execution and regulatory capacity remain weak, leaving reforms fragmented and hard to sustain. 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
Falls below many peers at the 7th percentile.
Places 165th worldwide.
Holds a regional position of 35th within Sub-Saharan Africa.
Scores range from Governance (32.5) to Access & Parity (10.0), reflecting variation across dimensions.
Trails regional peers most clearly in Infrastructure.
Regional peers: Sub-Saharan Africa
Composite GEFRI Score
| Global rank | Regional rank | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | 1 | South Africa | 57.44 |
| 74 | 2 | Mauritius | 55.85 |
| — | — | SeychellesMicrostate | 55.06 |
| 80 | 3 | Botswana | 53.75 |
| 99 | 4 | Ghana | 48.08 |
| 108 | 5 | Namibia | 44.23 |
| 114 | 6 | Cabo Verde | 39.44 |
| 120 | 7 | Eswatini | 36.39 |
| 125 | 8 | Equatorial Guinea | 35.21 |
| 126 | 9 | Senegal | 34.71 |
| 127 | 10 | Gabon | 34.67 |
| 128 | 11 | Rwanda | 34.54 |
| 133 | 12 | Kenya | 32.83 |
| 135 | 13 | Gambia, The | 32.46 |
| 136 | 14 | Cote d'Ivoire | 32.04 |
| 137 | 15 | Lesotho | 31.46 |
| 140 | 16 | Tanzania | 29.45 |
| 142 | 17 | Benin | 29.31 |
| — | — | Sao Tome and PrincipeFCSMicrostate | 29.18 |
| 143 | 18 | Togo | 28.93 |
| 144 | 19 | Zimbabwe | 28.61 |
| 145 | 20 | CameroonFCS | 28.42 |
| 146 | 21 | Mauritania | 27.91 |
| 148 | 22 | Zambia | 27.69 |
| 150 | 23 | Angola | 27.20 |
| 153 | 24 | Guinea | 25.53 |
| 154 | 25 | MozambiqueFCS | 25.03 |
| 155 | 26 | Madagascar | 24.90 |
| 156 | 27 | Uganda | 24.77 |
| 157 | 28 | Congo, Rep.FCS | 24.76 |
| 158 | 29 | NigeriaFCS | 24.43 |
| 160 | 30 | EthiopiaFCS | 24.27 |
| 161 | 31 | Burkina FasoFCS | 24.20 |
| 162 | 32 | ComorosFCS | 24.06 |
| 163 | 33 | Sierra Leone | 23.91 |
| 164 | 34 | MalawiFCS | 23.31 |
| 165 | 35 | Liberia | 22.51 |
| 166 | 36 | Guinea-BissauFCS | 22.30 |
| 167 | 37 | MaliFCS | 21.77 |
| 168 | 38 | Burundi | 20.39 |
| 169 | 39 | SudanFCS | 19.96 |
| 170 | 40 | NigerFCS | 19.49 |
| 171 | 41 | EritreaFCS | 19.24 |
| 172 | 42 | Congo, Dem. Rep.FCS | 19.13 |
| 173 | 43 | ChadFCS | 17.06 |
| 175 | 44 | SomaliaFCS | 16.33 |
| 176 | 45 | South SudanFCS | 16.19 |
| 177 | 46 | Central African RepublicFCS | 16.10 |