Tajikistan
Last updated July 15, 2026
Composite GEFRI Score
Severe readiness constraints across dimensions
Tajikistan shows severely limited readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (39th percentile worldwide). Key structural conditions limit capacity to plan, implement, and sustain forward-looking reforms.
- Global percentile
- 39th
- Global rank
- #109
- Regional rank
- #49
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Country profile
Tajikistan faces substantial readiness constraints across core dimensions. Its weakest results are in Governance (27, 15th percentile). These gaps continue to weigh on overall readiness.
Uneven scores across dimensions show where readiness conditions are less aligned. 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, School Access and Gender Parity, GEFRI Composite and Innovation present 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
Falls below many peers at the 39th percentile.
Places 109th worldwide.
Holds a regional position of 49th within Europe & Central Asia.
Scores range from Human Capital (51.8) to Governance (26.5), reflecting variation across dimensions.
Trails regional peers most clearly in Governance.
Regional peers: Europe & Central Asia
Composite GEFRI Score