Virgin Islands (U.S.)
Latin America & Caribbean · High income· 104K inhabitants
Last updated: November 11, 2025
Note: This country is classified as a microstate (population under 300,000) and is indexed but not included in GEFRI global or regional rankings. Microstates are excluded from rankings because their unique population size, geographic scale, and special conditions can result in atypical data patterns that may not be directly comparable with larger countries. This helps ensure that rankings are more meaningful and fair for all measured countries.
Futures readiness profile
Key insights: Virgin Islands (U.S.)
Virgin Islands (U.S.) lags behind global peers in Innovation (30, 23rd percentile). The remaining dimensions are closer to the global average, but none demonstrate global leadership or advanced futures readiness. Broad-based, high-impact interventions are needed to drive overall education futures readiness and resilience.
Composite GEFRI Score
54.14
56th percentile
Higher scores indicate greater education futures readiness
Component scores
School Access and Gender Parity53.05
Near the global average · 42nd %-tile
Governance65.03
Above global avg. · 79th %-tile
Captures the effectiveness and quality of policies, regulations, and governance that shape the educational environment.
Innovation30.01
Below global avg. · 23rd %-tile
Reflects a country’s capacity to foster, produce, and apply new knowledge and technology in society and education.
Human Capital55.71
Above global avg. · 68th %-tile
Assesses the educational attainment and capacity of a country’s population, focusing on access and completion at secondary and tertiary levels as well as literacy.
Infrastructure66.87
Above global avg. · 56th %-tile
Measures the availability and quality of basic digital and electrical infrastructure that supports education.
Regional peers: Latin America & Caribbean
| Global rank | Regional rank | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 1 | Chile | 70.30 |
| 41 | 2 | Argentina | 64.11 |
| 47 | 3 | Uruguay | 62.66 |
| — | — | Cayman Islands(microstate) | 61.05 |
| — | — | Antigua and Barbuda(microstate) | 58.25 |
| — | — | St. Kitts and Nevis(microstate) | 57.01 |
| 71 | 4 | Peru | 56.70 |
| — | — | Grenada(microstate) | 56.11 |
| — | — | Curacao(microstate) | 55.76 |
| 76 | 5 | Colombia | 55.16 |
| — | — | Turks and Caicos Islands(microstate) | 55.04 |
| 78 | 6 | Mexico | 54.55 |
| — | — | Virgin Islands (U.S.)(microstate) | 54.14 |
| 80 | 7 | Brazil | 53.97 |
| — | — | Aruba(microstate) | 53.59 |
| 83 | 8 | Puerto Rico (US) | 53.48 |
| — | — | St. Vincent and the Grenadines(microstate) | 53.30 |
| — | — | St. Martin (French part)(microstate) | 53.13 |
| — | — | Barbados(microstate) | 52.65 |
| 87 | 9 | Cuba | 52.63 |
| — | — | Dominica(microstate) | 52.41 |
| — | — | Sint Maarten (Dutch part)(microstate) | 52.30 |
| 90 | 10 | Bahamas, The | 51.83 |
| 92 | 11 | Ecuador | 50.69 |
| — | — | St. Lucia(microstate) | 50.48 |
| 94 | 12 | Dominican Republic | 50.29 |
| 97 | 13 | Costa Rica | 49.74 |
| 99 | 14 | Bolivia | 49.60 |
| 102 | 15 | Jamaica | 48.63 |
| 107 | 16 | Panama | 46.94 |
| — | — | British Virgin Islands(microstate) | 46.10 |
| 109 | 17 | Belize | 46.00 |
| 110 | 18 | Paraguay | 45.50 |
| 113 | 19 | Trinidad and Tobago | 44.26 |
| 114 | 20 | Venezuela, RB | 44.03 |
| 121 | 21 | Guyana | 39.19 |
| 123 | 22 | El Salvador | 37.15 |
| 125 | 23 | Suriname | 36.81 |
| 131 | 24 | Honduras | 33.35 |
| 136 | 25 | Guatemala | 31.21 |
| 137 | 26 | Nicaragua | 30.92 |
| 157 | 27 | Haiti | 24.35 |