Puerto Rico
Last updated July 15, 2026
Composite GEFRI Score
Infrastructure is improving, while Access & Parity remains a constraint
Puerto Rico demonstrates early-stage readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (53rd percentile worldwide). Investments are generating initial gains, yet substantial gaps persist in several dimensions.
- Global percentile
- 53rd
- Global rank
- #84
- Regional rank
- #10
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Country profile
Puerto Rico 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.
Dimension scores cluster tightly, showing the system operates with balanced readiness. 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. Governance effectiveness is below global norms, affecting the stability of education reforms. Girls outperform boys in secondary pathways, adding pressure to address male dropout risks.
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.
Some indicators are imputed, so the profile should be read with moderate caution.
Key insights
Places 84th worldwide.
Holds a regional position of 10th within Latin America & Caribbean.
Scores range from Infrastructure (62.1) to Access & Parity (44.4), reflecting variation across dimensions.
Leads regional peers most clearly in Innovation.
Regional peers: Latin America & Caribbean
Composite GEFRI Score