Venezuela, RB
Last updated February 1, 2026
Composite GEFRI Score
Severely underprepared
Venezuela, RB is severely underprepared (36th 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
- 36th
- Global rank
- #114
- Regional rank
- #20
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Country profile
Venezuela, RB trails global peers in Governance (12, 4th percentile). A coordinated reform effort is needed to strengthen education futures readiness.
Uneven scores across dimensions highlight areas that need targeted coordination.
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. Girls outperform boys in secondary pathways, adding pressure to address male dropout risks.
Infrastructure and Human Capital present a near-term leapfrog opportunity: performance is just below the global average, backed by enough observed data to support forward planning. Regionally, Governance lags peers the most, signalling where investment could have the highest impact.
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 36th percentile.
- Places 114th worldwide.
- Holds a regional position of 20th within Latin America & Caribbean .
- Scores range from Infrastructure (53.1) to Governance (12.3), reflecting variation across dimensions.
- Trails regional peers most clearly in Governance.
Regional peers: Latin America & Caribbean
Composite GEFRI score
| Global rank | Regional rank | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 1 | Chile | 69.50 |
| 42 | 2 | Argentina | 63.66 |
| 45 | 3 | Costa Rica | 62.89 |
| 47 | 4 | Uruguay | 62.23 |
| — | — | Cayman IslandsMicrostate | 60.38 |
| — | — | Antigua and BarbudaMicrostate | 57.67 |
| 63 | 5 | Peru | 57.45 |
| — | — | St. Kitts and NevisMicrostate | 56.38 |
| — | — | GrenadaMicrostate | 56.28 |
| — | — | Turks and Caicos IslandsMicrostate | 55.09 |
| 76 | 6 | Colombia | 55.01 |
| 77 | 7 | Mexico | 54.66 |
| 79 | 8 | Brazil | 54.12 |
| 83 | 9 | Cuba | 52.99 |
| 85 | 10 | Puerto Rico (US) | 52.67 |
| — | — | BarbadosMicrostate | 52.47 |
| — | — | DominicaMicrostate | 52.34 |
| — | — | CuracaoMicrostate | 52.11 |
| 89 | 11 | Ecuador | 50.85 |
| — | — | St. LuciaMicrostate | 50.63 |
| 91 | 12 | Dominican Republic | 50.59 |
| 94 | 13 | Bolivia | 50.07 |
| 98 | 14 | Bahamas, The | 48.94 |
| — | — | ArubaMicrostate | 47.65 |
| — | — | Sint Maarten (Dutch part)Microstate | 47.32 |
| 101 | 15 | Jamaica | 47.03 |
| — | — | St. Vincent and the GrenadinesMicrostate | 46.98 |
| 102 | 16 | Belize | 46.55 |
| — | — | St. Martin (French part)Microstate | 46.35 |
| 103 | 17 | Panama | 46.27 |
| — | — | Virgin Islands (U.S.)Microstate | 46.26 |
| — | — | British Virgin IslandsMicrostate | 45.57 |
| 106 | 18 | Paraguay | 44.53 |
| 109 | 19 | Trinidad and Tobago | 42.48 |
| 114 | 20 | Venezuela, RBFCS | 39.06 |
| 120 | 21 | El Salvador | 37.18 |
| 121 | 22 | Suriname | 36.88 |
| 123 | 23 | Guyana | 36.78 |
| 133 | 24 | Honduras | 32.94 |
| 135 | 25 | Guatemala | 31.74 |
| 145 | 26 | Nicaragua | 28.87 |
| 165 | 27 | HaitiFCS | 21.75 |