Tajikistan
Last updated December 1, 2025
Composite GEFRI Score
Severely underprepared
Tajikistan is severely underprepared (38th percentile worldwide). Key structural conditions limit capacity to plan, implement, and sustain forward-looking reforms. Higher scores indicate a system that is better prepared to anticipate and shape the future of learning.
- Global percentile
- 38th
- Global rank
- #111
- Regional rank
- #49
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Country profile
Tajikistan trails global peers in Governance (22, 12th percentile). A coordinated reform effort is needed to strengthen education futures readiness.
Uneven scores across dimensions highlight areas that need targeted coordination. Low internet adoption slows digital participation and constrains system-wide modernization. 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. 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.
Infrastructure and Innovation present a near-term leapfrog opportunity: performance is just below the global average, backed by enough observed data to support forward planning.
Note: Several indicators use imputed values. Policymakers and planners should validate results further before committing to major initiatives.
Key insights
- Falls below many peers at the 38th percentile.
- Places 111th worldwide.
- Holds a regional position of 49th within Europe & Central Asia.
- Scores range from Infrastructure (54.6) to Governance (22.3), reflecting variation across dimensions.
- Trails regional peers most clearly in Governance.
Regional peers: Europe & Central Asia
Composite GEFRI score
| Global rank | Regional rank | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Denmark | 81.98 |
| 4 | 2 | Switzerland | 78.09 |
| 6 | 3 | Netherlands | 77.84 |
| 7 | 4 | Sweden | 77.30 |
| 8 | 5 | United Kingdom | 77.03 |
| 9 | 6 | Finland | 76.87 |
| 10 | 7 | Austria | 76.82 |
| 12 | 8 | Germany | 76.43 |
| 13 | 9 | Norway | 76.31 |
| 15 | 10 | France | 75.63 |
| 18 | 11 | Portugal | 73.38 |
| 20 | 12 | Estonia | 73.27 |
| 22 | 13 | Czechia | 72.28 |
| 23 | 14 | Iceland | 71.98 |
| 24 | 15 | Slovenia | 71.86 |
| 25 | 16 | Lithuania | 71.81 |
| 26 | 17 | Belgium | 71.76 |
| 27 | 18 | Ireland | 71.28 |
| 28 | 19 | Poland | 71.08 |
| 29 | 20 | Spain | 70.43 |
| 30 | 21 | Luxembourg | 70.27 |
| 32 | 22 | Italy | 70.11 |
| 33 | 23 | Greece | 69.96 |
| 35 | 24 | Cyprus | 69.33 |
| 36 | 25 | Latvia | 68.84 |
| — | — | LiechtensteinMicrostate | 68.27 |
| 37 | 26 | Hungary | 66.66 |
| 38 | 27 | Croatia | 65.48 |
| — | — | San MarinoMicrostate | 64.61 |
| — | — | GibraltarMicrostate | 64.39 |
| — | — | AndorraMicrostate | 64.13 |
| 40 | 28 | Bulgaria | 63.94 |
| 43 | 29 | Moldova | 63.47 |
| 44 | 30 | Serbia | 63.25 |
| 45 | 31 | Turkiye | 62.68 |
| — | — | MonacoMicrostate | 62.44 |
| 47 | 32 | Slovak Republic | 61.59 |
| 50 | 33 | Montenegro | 60.64 |
| 51 | 34 | Armenia | 60.49 |
| — | — | Channel IslandsMicrostate | 60.44 |
| — | — | Isle of ManMicrostate | 60.00 |
| 54 | 35 | Albania | 59.95 |
| 55 | 36 | Russian Federation | 59.93 |
| — | — | Faroe IslandsMicrostate | 59.52 |
| 57 | 37 | Kazakhstan | 59.21 |
| 58 | 38 | Georgia | 58.72 |
| 60 | 39 | North Macedonia | 58.45 |
| 61 | 40 | Belarus | 57.83 |
| — | — | GreenlandMicrostate | 57.55 |
| 66 | 41 | Uzbekistan | 56.82 |
| 68 | 42 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 56.57 |
| 76 | 43 | Romania | 54.32 |
| 77 | 44 | Kyrgyz Republic | 54.16 |
| 87 | 45 | Kosovo | 51.16 |
| 91 | 46 | UkraineFCS | 50.57 |
| 97 | 47 | Turkmenistan | 49.32 |
| 100 | 48 | Azerbaijan | 48.44 |
| 111 | 49 | Tajikistan | 41.13 |