Tajikistan
Last updated August 4, 2026
Composite GEFRI Score
Access & Parity is a strength, but Governance lags
Tajikistan demonstrates early-stage readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (40th percentile worldwide). Investments are generating initial gains, yet substantial gaps persist in several dimensions.
- Global percentile
- 40th
- Global rank
- #107
- Regional rank
- #49
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Country profile
Tajikistan remains in the emerging-readiness range, with progress visible but major gaps still limiting future readiness. Its weakest results are in Governance (26, 15th percentile). These gaps continue to weigh on overall readiness.
Wide gaps between dimensions reveal structural weaknesses that slow coordinated progress. 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.
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 40th percentile.
Places 107th worldwide.
Holds a regional position of 49th within Europe & Central Asia.
Scores range from Access & Parity (79.8) to Governance (25.7), reflecting variation across dimensions.
Trails regional peers most clearly in Governance.
Regional peers: Europe & Central Asia
Composite GEFRI Score