country profile

San Marino

Europe & Central AsiaHigh income34K population

Last updated August 4, 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.
Progressing readiness

Composite GEFRI Score

Infrastructure is strongest, while Innovation remains a constraint

San Marino shows progressing readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (76th percentile worldwide). Reforms are translating into broader capability, though uneven performance continues to slow system-wide alignment.

74.31Composite score
Global percentile
76th
Global rank
Not ranked (microstate)
Regional rank
Not ranked (microstate)
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Advanced readiness
Infrastructure
89.20
84th percentileGlobal avg. 70.44
Progressing readiness
Human Capital
66.56
42nd percentileGlobal avg. 66.18
Emerging readiness
Innovation
59.58
74th percentileGlobal avg. 48.64
Progressing readiness
Governance
73.78
86th percentileGlobal avg. 47.07
Advanced readiness
Access & Parity
82.42
62nd percentileGlobal avg. 60.85

Country profile

San Marino shows progressing readiness, with important strengths but continued gaps across the system. 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.

A large research workforce accelerates experimentation, technology adoption, and applied innovation. Gender parity leans toward boys in secondary pathways, signalling persistent barriers for girls.

Regionally, Human Capital lags peers the most, signalling where investment could have the highest impact.

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

Key insights

Sits above the global median at the 76th percentile.

Scores range from Infrastructure (89.2) to Innovation (59.6), reflecting variation across dimensions.

Trails regional peers most clearly in Human Capital.

Regional peers: Europe & Central Asia

Composite GEFRI Score

Global rankRegional rankCountryScore
11Denmark92.17
22Sweden90.49
33Finland89.65
44Switzerland89.17
55Netherlands89.11
66Norway87.90
107Germany87.54
118United Kingdom86.92
139Austria86.41
1710Estonia85.02
1811France84.86
2112Ireland84.28
2213Belgium84.17
2314Iceland83.80
2415Portugal83.51
2516Lithuania83.33
2617Czechia83.18
2718Slovenia83.15
LiechtensteinMicrostate82.84
2819Spain82.70
2920Poland81.97
3021Cyprus81.79
3122Luxembourg81.62
3323Italy80.65
3524Latvia79.58
3625Greece78.07
3726Croatia77.94
MonacoMicrostate77.40
4027Hungary76.63
4128Slovak Republic76.44
AndorraMicrostate74.65
San MarinoMicrostate74.31
GreenlandMicrostate73.41
4429Bulgaria73.29
4530Moldova73.12
4731Serbia72.79
4832Turkiye72.71
4933Georgia72.47
5034Russian Federation71.70
GibraltarMicrostate70.82
5435Kazakhstan70.49
5536Armenia70.34
5737Montenegro70.09
Faroe IslandsMicrostate69.59
5838Albania69.55
6339Belarus68.95
6440North Macedonia68.94
6841Uzbekistan68.67
Channel IslandsMicrostate68.37
Isle of ManMicrostate67.94
7342Bosnia and Herzegovina67.73
7843Romania66.62
8044Kyrgyz Republic65.76
8445Azerbaijan63.45
9346UkraineFCS59.93
10147Turkmenistan57.88
10348Kosovo57.69
10749Tajikistan56.05