Advanced Education — National Capability Index

Band spread across 197 nations

Frontier 1

Advanced 20

Established 26

Transitional 39

Foundational 43

Nascent 56

Inception 12

197 nations, by capabilities

Best first on Advanced Education. The group score is the unweighted mean of the capability integers beside it.

#	Nation	Region	Advanced Education	Tertiary Access & Participation	Graduate Formation & Employability	Doctoral & Research Training
1	🇺🇸United States	Americas	18.0Frontier	16	18	20
2	🇦🇺Australia	Asia Pacific	17.0Advanced	17	17	17
3	🇫🇮Finland	Europe	17.0Advanced	18	16	17
4	🇩🇪Germany	Europe	17.0Advanced	16	17	18
5	🇰🇷South Korea	Asia Pacific	17.0Advanced	18	16	17
6	🇨🇭Switzerland	Europe	17.0Advanced	16	17	18
7	🇬🇧United Kingdom	Europe	17.0Advanced	16	17	18
8	🇨🇦Canada	Americas	16.7Advanced	17	16	17
9	🇳🇱Netherlands	Europe	16.7Advanced	17	16	17
10	🇸🇪Sweden	Europe	16.7Advanced	17	16	17
11	🇫🇷France	Europe	16.3Advanced	16	16	17
12	🇯🇵Japan	Asia Pacific	16.3Advanced	16	16	17
13	🇳🇴Norway	Europe	16.3Advanced	17	16	16
14	🇸🇬Singapore	Asia Pacific	16.3Advanced	16	17	16
15	🇹🇼Taiwan	Asia Pacific	16.3Advanced	17	16	16
16	🇦🇹Austria	Europe	16.0Advanced	16	16	16
17	🇧🇪Belgium	Europe	16.0Advanced	16	16	16
18	🇩🇰Denmark	Europe	16.0Advanced	16	16	16
19	🇮🇱Israel	Middle East	16.0Advanced	15	16	17
20	🇳🇿New Zealand	Asia Pacific	16.0Advanced	17	16	15
21	🇮🇪Ireland	Europe	15.7Advanced	16	16	15
22	🇪🇸Spain	Europe	14.7Established	15	14	15
23	🇨🇳China	Asia Pacific	14.3Established	13	14	16
24	🇪🇪Estonia	Europe	14.3Established	15	14	14
25	🇨🇿Czechia	Europe	14.0Established	14	14	14
26	🇮🇹Italy	Europe	14.0Established	14	13	15
27	🇵🇱Poland	Europe	14.0Established	15	13	14
28	🇷🇺Russia	Europe	14.0Established	15	13	14
29	🇮🇸Iceland	Europe	13.7Established	15	14	12
30	🇱🇹Lithuania	Europe	13.7Established	15	13	13
31	🇵🇹Portugal	Europe	13.7Established	14	13	14
32	🇸🇮Slovenia	Europe	13.7Established	15	13	13
33	🇭🇺Hungary	Europe	13.3Established	13	13	14
34	🇱🇻Latvia	Europe	13.3Established	15	13	12
35	🇹🇷Türkiye	Middle East	13.3Established	14	13	13
36	🇦🇷Argentina	Americas	13.0Established	14	12	13
37	🇧🇷Brazil	Americas	13.0Established	13	12	14
38	🇨🇱Chile	Americas	12.7Established	14	12	12
39	🇬🇷Greece	Europe	12.7Established	14	11	13
40	🇱🇺Luxembourg	Europe	12.7Established	14	13	11
41	🇲🇾Malaysia	Asia Pacific	12.3Established	13	12	12
42	🇸🇦Saudi Arabia	Middle East	12.3Established	14	11	12
43	🇸🇰Slovakia	Europe	12.3Established	13	12	12
44	🇦🇪United Arab Emirates	Middle East	12.3Established	14	12	11
45	🇭🇷Croatia	Europe	12.0Established	13	12	11
46	🇷🇴Romania	Europe	12.0Established	12	12	12
47	🇷🇸Serbia	Europe	12.0Established	13	11	12
48	🇨🇾Cyprus	Middle East	11.7Transitional	14	12	9
49	🇲🇹Malta	Europe	11.7Transitional	14	12	9
50	🇲🇽Mexico	Americas	11.7Transitional	12	11	12
51	🇿🇦South Africa	Africa	11.7Transitional	11	11	13
52	🇹🇭Thailand	Asia Pacific	11.7Transitional	12	12	11
53	🇺🇦Ukraine	Europe	11.7Transitional	13	11	11
54	🇧🇾Belarus	Europe	11.3Transitional	13	11	10
55	🇧🇬Bulgaria	Europe	11.3Transitional	13	11	10
56	🇮🇷Iran	Asia Pacific	11.3Transitional	13	9	12
57	🇺🇾Uruguay	Americas	11.3Transitional	13	11	10
58	🇮🇳India	Asia Pacific	11.0Transitional	10	10	13
59	🇨🇴Colombia	Americas	10.7Transitional	12	10	10
60	🇨🇺Cuba	Americas	10.7Transitional	12	10	10
61	🇰🇿Kazakhstan	Asia Pacific	10.7Transitional	13	10	9
62	🇹🇳Tunisia	Africa	10.7Transitional	12	10	10
63	🇻🇳Vietnam	Asia Pacific	10.7Transitional	11	11	10
64	🇨🇷Costa Rica	Americas	10.3Transitional	12	11	8
65	🇪🇬Egypt	Africa	10.3Transitional	11	9	11
66	🇮🇩Indonesia	Asia Pacific	10.3Transitional	11	9	11
67	🇶🇦Qatar	Middle East	10.3Transitional	12	11	8
68	🇩🇿Algeria	Africa	10.0Transitional	12	9	9
69	🇬🇪Georgia	Middle East	10.0Transitional	12	9	9
70	🇵🇪Peru	Americas	10.0Transitional	12	9	9
71	🇵🇭Philippines	Asia Pacific	10.0Transitional	11	10	9
72	🇦🇲Armenia	Middle East	9.7Transitional	12	9	8
73	🇲🇺Mauritius	Africa	9.7Transitional	12	10	7
74	🇲🇦Morocco	Africa	9.7Transitional	10	9	10
75	🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago	Americas	9.7Transitional	12	9	8
76	🇧🇭Bahrain	Middle East	9.3Transitional	12	10	6
77	🇯🇴Jordan	Middle East	9.3Transitional	11	9	8
78	🇰🇼Kuwait	Middle East	9.3Transitional	12	9	7
79	🇱🇧Lebanon	Middle East	9.3Transitional	11	9	8
80	🇲🇩Moldova	Europe	9.3Transitional	11	9	8
81	🇲🇪Montenegro	Europe	9.3Transitional	12	9	7
82	🇲🇰North Macedonia	Europe	9.3Transitional	11	9	8
83	🇦🇱Albania	Europe	9.0Transitional	12	8	7
84	🇧🇳Brunei	Asia Pacific	9.0Transitional	11	10	6
85	🇪🇨Ecuador	Americas	9.0Transitional	11	8	8
86	🇴🇲Oman	Middle East	9.0Transitional	10	10	7
87	🇦🇿Azerbaijan	Middle East	8.7Foundational	10	9	7
88	🇧🇧Barbados	Americas	8.7Foundational	12	9	5
89	🇩🇴Dominican Republic	Americas	8.7Foundational	11	9	6
90	🇲🇳Mongolia	Asia Pacific	8.7Foundational	11	8	7
91	🇵🇦Panama	Americas	8.7Foundational	11	9	6
92	🇱🇰Sri Lanka	Asia Pacific	8.7Foundational	9	9	8
93	🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina	Europe	8.3Foundational	11	8	6
94	🇬🇭Ghana	Africa	8.3Foundational	8	8	9
95	🇵🇰Pakistan	Asia Pacific	8.3Foundational	7	8	10
96	🇺🇿Uzbekistan	Asia Pacific	8.3Foundational	10	8	7
97	🇧🇩Bangladesh	Asia Pacific	8.0Foundational	9	8	7
98	🇧🇴Bolivia	Americas	8.0Foundational	11	8	5
99	🇱🇮Liechtenstein	Europe	8.0Foundational	11	9	4
100	🇳🇬Nigeria	Africa	8.0Foundational	7	8	9
101	🇻🇪Venezuela	Americas	8.0Foundational	10	6	8
102	🇰🇪Kenya	Africa	7.7Foundational	7	8	8
103	🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan	Asia Pacific	7.7Foundational	10	7	6
104	🇧🇼Botswana	Africa	7.3Foundational	9	8	5
105	🇪🇹Ethiopia	Africa	7.3Foundational	7	7	8
106	🇯🇲Jamaica	Americas	7.3Foundational	8	8	6
107	🇳🇦Namibia	Africa	7.3Foundational	8	8	6
108	🇵🇸Palestine	Middle East	7.3Foundational	10	7	5
109	🇸🇳Senegal	Africa	7.3Foundational	7	7	8
110	🇸🇻El Salvador	Americas	7.0Foundational	9	7	5
111	🇵🇾Paraguay	Americas	7.0Foundational	9	7	5
112	🇿🇼Zimbabwe	Africa	7.0Foundational	7	7	7
113	🇦🇩Andorra	Europe	6.7Foundational	10	8	2
114	🇫🇯Fiji	Asia Pacific	6.7Foundational	8	7	5
115	🇮🇶Iraq	Middle East	6.7Foundational	7	6	7
116	🇽🇰Kosovo	Europe	6.7Foundational	9	6	5
117	🇸🇲San Marino	Europe	6.7Foundational	12	7	1
118	🇹🇯Tajikistan	Asia Pacific	6.7Foundational	9	6	5
119	🇬🇹Guatemala	Americas	6.3Foundational	7	7	5
120	🇳🇵Nepal	Asia Pacific	6.3Foundational	7	6	6
121	🇹🇿Tanzania	Africa	6.3Foundational	6	6	7
122	🇺🇬Uganda	Africa	6.3Foundational	6	6	7
123	🇧🇸Bahamas	Americas	6.0Foundational	9	7	2
124	🇭🇳Honduras	Americas	6.0Foundational	7	6	5
125	🇱🇾Libya	Africa	6.0Foundational	8	5	5
126	🇲🇻Maldives	Asia Pacific	6.0Foundational	8	7	3
127	🇳🇮Nicaragua	Americas	6.0Foundational	8	6	4
128	🇰🇵North Korea	Asia Pacific	6.0Foundational	6	6	6
129	🇿🇲Zambia	Africa	6.0Foundational	6	6	6
130	🇨🇻Cabo Verde	Africa	5.7Nascent	8	6	3
131	🇰🇭Cambodia	Asia Pacific	5.7Nascent	7	6	4
132	🇨🇲Cameroon	Africa	5.7Nascent	6	6	5
133	🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire	Africa	5.7Nascent	6	6	5
134	🇬🇩Grenada	Americas	5.7Nascent	8	6	3
135	🇷🇼Rwanda	Africa	5.7Nascent	6	6	5
136	🇸🇷Suriname	Americas	5.7Nascent	8	6	3
137	🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda	Americas	5.3Nascent	8	6	2
138	🇧🇯Benin	Africa	5.3Nascent	6	5	5
139	🇬🇾Guyana	Americas	5.3Nascent	6	6	4
140	🇲🇨Monaco	Europe	5.3Nascent	9	6	1
141	🇹🇬Togo	Africa	5.3Nascent	6	5	5
142	🇹🇲Turkmenistan	Asia Pacific	5.3Nascent	6	6	4
143	🇦🇴Angola	Africa	5.0Nascent	6	5	4
144	🇧🇿Belize	Americas	5.0Nascent	7	6	2
145	🇸🇿Eswatini	Africa	5.0Nascent	6	5	4
146	🇬🇦Gabon	Africa	5.0Nascent	6	5	4
147	🇱🇦Laos	Asia Pacific	5.0Nascent	6	5	4
148	🇱🇸Lesotho	Africa	5.0Nascent	6	5	4
149	🇲🇲Myanmar	Asia Pacific	5.0Nascent	6	4	5
150	🇸🇨Seychelles	Africa	5.0Nascent	8	6	1
151	🇸🇾Syria	Middle East	5.0Nascent	6	4	5
152	🇧🇹Bhutan	Asia Pacific	4.7Nascent	7	5	2
153	🇩🇲Dominica	Americas	4.7Nascent	8	5	1
154	🇲🇬Madagascar	Africa	4.7Nascent	5	4	5
155	🇸🇩Sudan	Africa	4.7Nascent	5	4	5
156	🇧🇫Burkina Faso	Africa	4.3Nascent	5	4	4
157	🇨🇬Congo	Africa	4.3Nascent	6	4	3
158	🇲🇿Mozambique	Africa	4.3Nascent	5	4	4
159	🇵🇬Papua New Guinea	Asia Pacific	4.3Nascent	5	4	4
160	🇨🇩DR Congo	Africa	4.0Nascent	5	4	3
161	🇬🇳Guinea	Africa	4.0Nascent	5	4	3
162	🇲🇼Malawi	Africa	4.0Nascent	4	4	4
163	🇲🇱Mali	Africa	4.0Nascent	5	3	4
164	🇰🇳Saint Kitts & Nevis	Americas	4.0Nascent	6	5	1
165	🇱🇨Saint Lucia	Americas	4.0Nascent	6	5	1
166	🇻🇨Saint Vincent & Grenadines	Americas	4.0Nascent	6	5	1
167	🇼🇸Samoa	Asia Pacific	4.0Nascent	6	5	1
168	🇸🇱Sierra Leone	Africa	4.0Nascent	5	4	3
169	🇧🇮Burundi	Africa	3.7Nascent	4	4	3
170	🇲🇷Mauritania	Africa	3.7Nascent	4	4	3
171	🇵🇼Palau	Asia Pacific	3.7Nascent	6	4	1
172	🇹🇱Timor-Leste	Asia Pacific	3.7Nascent	5	4	2
173	🇹🇴Tonga	Asia Pacific	3.7Nascent	6	4	1
174	🇰🇲Comoros	Africa	3.3Nascent	5	4	1
175	🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea	Africa	3.3Nascent	4	4	2
176	🇬🇲Gambia	Africa	3.3Nascent	4	4	2
177	🇱🇷Liberia	Africa	3.3Nascent	4	4	2
178	🇸🇹São Tomé & Príncipe	Africa	3.3Nascent	5	4	1
179	🇸🇧Solomon Islands	Asia Pacific	3.3Nascent	5	4	1
180	🇩🇯Djibouti	Africa	3.0Nascent	4	4	1
181	🇲🇭Marshall Islands	Asia Pacific	3.0Nascent	5	3	1
182	🇫🇲Micronesia	Asia Pacific	3.0Nascent	5	3	1
183	🇳🇪Niger	Africa	3.0Nascent	3	3	3
184	🇻🇺Vanuatu	Asia Pacific	3.0Nascent	4	4	1
185	🇾🇪Yemen	Middle East	3.0Nascent	3	3	3
186	🇦🇫Afghanistan	Asia Pacific	2.7Inception	3	3	2
187	🇹🇩Chad	Africa	2.7Inception	3	3	2
188	🇪🇷Eritrea	Africa	2.7Inception	3	3	2
189	🇭🇹Haiti	Americas	2.7Inception	3	3	2
190	🇰🇮Kiribati	Asia Pacific	2.7Inception	4	3	1
191	🇨🇫Central African Rep.	Africa	2.3Inception	3	3	1
192	🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau	Africa	2.3Inception	3	3	1
193	🇻🇦Holy See	Europe	2.3Inception	1	1	5
194	🇹🇻Tuvalu	Asia Pacific	2.3Inception	4	3	0
195	🇳🇷Nauru	Asia Pacific	2.0Inception	4	2	0
196	🇸🇴Somalia	Africa	1.7Inception	2	2	1
197	🇸🇸South Sudan	Africa	1.7Inception	2	2	1