Country profile

Sint Maarten (Dutch part)

Latin America & Caribbean High income43K inhabitants

Last updated April 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.

46.76Composite score
Global percentile
44th
Global rank
Not ranked (microstate)
Regional rank
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Infrastructure
77.90
94th percentileGlobal avg. 59.93
Human Capital
46.81
38th percentileGlobal avg. 47.03
Innovation
30.37
26th percentileGlobal avg. 42.53
Governance
59.86
71st percentileGlobal avg. 47.71
Access & Parity
18.86
36th percentileGlobal avg. 43.89

Country profile

Sint Maarten (Dutch part) shows strong future-readiness momentum, with clear strengths in Infrastructure (78, 94th percentile).

Wide gaps between dimensions reveal structural weaknesses that slow coordinated progress. 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.

Challenges: Innovation (30, 26th percentile). Closing these gaps will be key to sustaining progress.

Areas with room to grow: Human Capital (47, 38th percentile) and School Access and Gender Parity (19, 36th percentile). These dimensions sit close to global norms and could accelerate quickly with targeted investment.

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

Key insights

  • Scores range from Infrastructure (77.9) to Access & Parity (18.9), reflecting variation across dimensions.
  • Trails regional peers most clearly in Access & Parity.

Regional peers: Latin America & Caribbean

Composite GEFRI score

Global rankRegional rankCountryScore
321Chile69.22
412Argentina63.46
453Uruguay61.84
——BarbadosMicrostate61.53
——Cayman IslandsMicrostate60.64
——St. Kitts and NevisMicrostate59.49
——Antigua and BarbudaMicrostate58.12
614Peru57.90
——GrenadaMicrostate56.27
——Turks and Caicos IslandsMicrostate55.44
735Colombia55.23
756Mexico54.99
797Cuba53.32
818Puerto Rico (US)53.10
869Dominican Republic51.42
——DominicaMicrostate51.11
8810Ecuador51.07
8911Brazil51.03
——St. LuciaMicrostate50.66
9312Bolivia50.30
9413Costa Rica50.00
——St. Vincent and the GrenadinesMicrostate49.59
——ArubaMicrostate48.98
——British Virgin IslandsMicrostate48.56
——St. Martin (French part)Microstate47.36
10014Jamaica46.92
——CuracaoMicrostate46.80
——Sint Maarten (Dutch part)Microstate46.76
——Virgin Islands (U.S.)Microstate46.46
10115Panama46.26
10216Bahamas, The46.13
10317Belize44.33
10418Trinidad and Tobago43.67
10519Paraguay43.39
11120Venezuela, RBFCS39.80
11821El Salvador37.88
12022Guyana37.09
12323Suriname35.94
13024Honduras33.08
13325Guatemala32.18
13926Nicaragua30.15
16127HaitiFCS22.72