Virgin Islands (U.S.)
Last updated July 1, 2026
Composite GEFRI Score
Governance is strongest, but Innovation and Access & Parity remain constraints
Virgin Islands (U.S.) demonstrates early-stage readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (42nd percentile worldwide). Investments are generating initial gains, yet substantial gaps persist in several dimensions.
- Global percentile
- 42nd
- Global rank
- Not ranked (microstate)
- Regional rank
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Country profile
Virgin Islands (U.S.) remains in the emerging-readiness range, with progress visible but major gaps still limiting future readiness. Its weakest results are in Innovation (32, 17th percentile). These gaps continue to weigh on overall readiness.
Uneven scores across dimensions show where readiness conditions are less aligned.
Sparse R&D investment and a small research workforce slow experimentation and delay new ideas from reaching learners. High regulatory quality supports coherent, forward-looking education reforms. Girls outperform boys in secondary pathways, adding pressure to address male dropout risks.
GEFRI Composite presents a near-term leapfrog opportunity: performance is just below the global average, backed by enough observed data to support forward planning.
Many indicators are imputed, so the profile should be treated as a limited signal rather than a complete measurement.
Key insights
Scores range from Governance (63.1) to Access & Parity (27.6), reflecting variation across dimensions.
Trails regional peers most clearly in Access & Parity.
Regional peers: Latin America & Caribbean
Composite GEFRI Score