Country profile

Sint Maarten (Dutch part)

Latin America & Caribbean High income43K inhabitants

Last updated February 1, 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.

Composite GEFRI Score

Emerging readiness

Sint Maarten (Dutch part) demonstrates early-stage readiness (44th percentile worldwide). Investments are generating initial gains, yet substantial gaps persist in several dimensions. Higher scores indicate a system that is better prepared to anticipate and shape the future of learning.

47.32Composite score
Global percentile
44th
Global rank
Not ranked (microstate)
Regional rank
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Infrastructure
70.27
74th percentileGlobal avg. 56.42
Human Capital
46.81
39th percentileGlobal avg. 46.98
Innovation
30.28
27th percentileGlobal avg. 42.60
Governance
59.86
71st percentileGlobal avg. 47.71
Access & Parity
29.36
36th percentileGlobal avg. 50.60

Country profile

Sint Maarten (Dutch part) trails global peers in Innovation (30, 27th percentile). A coordinated reform effort is needed to strengthen education futures readiness.

Uneven scores across dimensions highlight areas that need targeted coordination. High internet adoption enables broad participation in digital learning and innovation. Limited tertiary enrollment narrows future talent pipelines and innovation capacity.

Sparse R&D investment and a small research workforce slow experimentation and delay new ideas from reaching learners. Gender parity leans toward boys in secondary pathways, signalling persistent barriers for girls.

Note: Because many indicators are imputed, these findings should be treated as provisional until more reported data arrives.

Key insights

  • Scores range from Infrastructure (70.3) to Access & Parity (29.4), reflecting variation across dimensions.
  • Trails regional peers most clearly in Access & Parity.

Regional peers: Latin America & Caribbean

Composite GEFRI score

Global rankRegional rankCountryScore
341Chile69.50
422Argentina63.66
453Costa Rica62.89
474Uruguay62.23
——Cayman IslandsMicrostate60.38
——Antigua and BarbudaMicrostate57.67
635Peru57.45
——St. Kitts and NevisMicrostate56.38
——GrenadaMicrostate56.28
——Turks and Caicos IslandsMicrostate55.09
766Colombia55.01
777Mexico54.66
798Brazil54.12
839Cuba52.99
8510Puerto Rico (US)52.67
——BarbadosMicrostate52.47
——DominicaMicrostate52.34
——CuracaoMicrostate52.11
8911Ecuador50.85
——St. LuciaMicrostate50.63
9112Dominican Republic50.59
9413Bolivia50.07
9814Bahamas, The48.94
——ArubaMicrostate47.65
——Sint Maarten (Dutch part)Microstate47.32
10115Jamaica47.03
——St. Vincent and the GrenadinesMicrostate46.98
10216Belize46.55
——St. Martin (French part)Microstate46.35
10317Panama46.27
——Virgin Islands (U.S.)Microstate46.26
——British Virgin IslandsMicrostate45.57
10618Paraguay44.53
10919Trinidad and Tobago42.48
11420Venezuela, RBFCS39.06
12021El Salvador37.18
12122Suriname36.88
12323Guyana36.78
13324Honduras32.94
13525Guatemala31.74
14526Nicaragua28.87
16527HaitiFCS21.75