British Virgin Islands
Last updated July 15, 2026
Composite GEFRI Score
Limited relative strength in Infrastructure, with deep gaps in Access & Parity
British Virgin Islands shows severely limited readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (40th percentile worldwide). Key structural conditions limit capacity to plan, implement, and sustain forward-looking reforms.
- Global percentile
- 40th
- Global rank
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- Regional rank
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Country profile
British Virgin Islands faces substantial readiness constraints across core dimensions. Its strongest results are in Infrastructure (74, 95th 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. Girls outperform boys in secondary pathways, adding pressure to address male dropout risks.
Human Capital and GEFRI Composite present a near-term leapfrog opportunity: performance is just below the global average, backed by enough observed data to support forward planning.
Challenges: Innovation (32, 12th percentile). Closing these gaps will be key to sustaining progress.
Areas with room to grow: Human Capital (46, 37th percentile), GEFRI Composite (45, 40th percentile) and School Access and Gender Parity (14, 33rd percentile). These dimensions sit close to global norms and could accelerate quickly with targeted investment.
Many indicators are imputed, so the profile should be treated as a limited signal rather than a complete measurement.
Key insights
Falls below many peers at the 40th percentile.
Scores range from Infrastructure (73.8) to Access & Parity (14.1), reflecting variation across dimensions.
Trails regional peers most clearly in Access & Parity.
Regional peers: Latin America & Caribbean
Composite GEFRI Score