Foundational Education — National Capability Index

Band spread across 197 nations

Frontier 1

Advanced 20

Established 46

Transitional 50

Foundational 48

Nascent 29

Inception 3

197 nations, by capabilities

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

#	Nation	Region	Foundational Education	Universal Schooling	Foundational Learning	Inclusive Reach	Teaching Workforce
1	🇸🇬Singapore	Asia Pacific	18.0Frontier	18	19	16	19
2	🇫🇮Finland	Europe	17.8Advanced	18	18	17	18
3	🇯🇵Japan	Asia Pacific	17.3Advanced	18	18	16	17
4	🇰🇷South Korea	Asia Pacific	17.3Advanced	18	18	16	17
5	🇨🇦Canada	Americas	17.0Advanced	18	17	16	17
6	🇦🇺Australia	Asia Pacific	16.5Advanced	17	17	16	16
7	🇩🇰Denmark	Europe	16.5Advanced	17	17	16	16
8	🇪🇪Estonia	Europe	16.5Advanced	17	17	16	16
9	🇳🇴Norway	Europe	16.5Advanced	17	16	17	16
10	🇹🇼Taiwan	Asia Pacific	16.5Advanced	17	17	16	16
11	🇳🇱Netherlands	Europe	16.3Advanced	17	16	16	16
12	🇸🇪Sweden	Europe	16.3Advanced	17	16	16	16
13	🇨🇭Switzerland	Europe	16.0Advanced	17	16	15	16
14	🇮🇪Ireland	Europe	15.8Advanced	17	16	15	15
15	🇳🇿New Zealand	Asia Pacific	15.8Advanced	17	16	15	15
16	🇬🇧United Kingdom	Europe	15.8Advanced	16	16	15	16
17	🇩🇪Germany	Europe	15.5Advanced	17	15	14	16
18	🇮🇸Iceland	Europe	15.5Advanced	17	15	16	14
19	🇦🇹Austria	Europe	15.3Advanced	17	15	14	15
20	🇧🇪Belgium	Europe	15.3Advanced	17	15	14	15
21	🇫🇷France	Europe	15.3Advanced	17	15	14	15
22	🇨🇿Czechia	Europe	14.8Established	16	15	14	14
23	🇱🇺Luxembourg	Europe	14.8Established	16	14	14	15
24	🇵🇱Poland	Europe	14.8Established	16	15	14	14
25	🇸🇮Slovenia	Europe	14.8Established	16	14	15	14
26	🇺🇸United States	Americas	14.8Established	16	15	13	15
27	🇱🇮Liechtenstein	Europe	14.3Established	16	14	14	13
28	🇱🇹Lithuania	Europe	14.3Established	16	13	14	14
29	🇵🇹Portugal	Europe	14.3Established	15	14	14	14
30	🇪🇸Spain	Europe	14.3Established	15	14	14	14
31	🇦🇩Andorra	Europe	14.0Established	16	13	14	13
32	🇨🇳China	Asia Pacific	14.0Established	15	15	12	14
33	🇮🇱Israel	Middle East	14.0Established	16	13	13	14
34	🇱🇻Latvia	Europe	14.0Established	15	14	14	13
35	🇲🇨Monaco	Europe	13.8Established	15	14	13	13
36	🇨🇱Chile	Americas	13.5Established	15	13	13	13
37	🇭🇷Croatia	Europe	13.5Established	15	13	13	13
38	🇨🇾Cyprus	Middle East	13.5Established	15	13	13	13
39	🇸🇲San Marino	Europe	13.5Established	15	13	14	12
40	🇺🇾Uruguay	Americas	13.5Established	14	13	14	13
41	🇨🇺Cuba	Americas	13.3Established	14	13	13	13
42	🇭🇺Hungary	Europe	13.3Established	15	13	12	13
43	🇮🇹Italy	Europe	13.3Established	15	13	12	13
44	🇲🇹Malta	Europe	13.3Established	15	12	13	13
45	🇸🇰Slovakia	Europe	13.3Established	15	13	12	13
46	🇧🇧Barbados	Americas	13.0Established	14	13	13	12
47	🇧🇾Belarus	Europe	13.0Established	14	13	13	12
48	🇲🇺Mauritius	Africa	13.0Established	14	13	13	12
49	🇻🇳Vietnam	Asia Pacific	13.0Established	13	13	13	13
50	🇧🇳Brunei	Asia Pacific	12.8Established	14	12	13	12
51	🇬🇷Greece	Europe	12.8Established	15	12	12	12
52	🇲🇾Malaysia	Asia Pacific	12.8Established	14	12	12	13
53	🇦🇪United Arab Emirates	Middle East	12.8Established	15	12	12	12
54	🇧🇭Bahrain	Middle East	12.5Established	14	12	13	11
55	🇨🇷Costa Rica	Americas	12.5Established	13	12	13	12
56	🇷🇺Russia	Europe	12.5Established	14	13	11	12
57	🇸🇦Saudi Arabia	Middle East	12.5Established	14	12	12	12
58	🇹🇷Türkiye	Middle East	12.5Established	14	12	12	12
59	🇦🇷Argentina	Americas	12.3Established	14	11	12	12
60	🇧🇬Bulgaria	Europe	12.3Established	14	12	11	12
61	🇶🇦Qatar	Middle East	12.3Established	13	12	12	12
62	🇷🇸Serbia	Europe	12.3Established	14	12	11	12
63	🇸🇨Seychelles	Africa	12.3Established	14	12	12	11
64	🇹🇭Thailand	Asia Pacific	12.3Established	13	12	12	12
65	🇰🇿Kazakhstan	Asia Pacific	12.0Established	14	11	12	11
66	🇷🇴Romania	Europe	12.0Established	13	11	12	12
67	🇱🇰Sri Lanka	Asia Pacific	12.0Established	13	11	12	12
68	🇴🇲Oman	Middle East	11.8Transitional	13	10	12	12
69	🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago	Americas	11.8Transitional	13	11	12	11
70	🇺🇦Ukraine	Europe	11.8Transitional	13	12	11	11
71	🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda	Americas	11.5Transitional	13	11	12	10
72	🇧🇸Bahamas	Americas	11.5Transitional	13	11	12	10
73	🇲🇪Montenegro	Europe	11.5Transitional	13	10	11	12
74	🇹🇳Tunisia	Africa	11.5Transitional	13	10	12	11
75	🇦🇲Armenia	Middle East	11.3Transitional	13	11	11	10
76	🇧🇷Brazil	Americas	11.3Transitional	13	10	11	11
77	🇰🇼Kuwait	Middle East	11.3Transitional	13	10	11	11
78	🇲🇽Mexico	Americas	11.3Transitional	12	11	11	11
79	🇦🇱Albania	Europe	11.0Transitional	13	10	11	10
80	🇨🇴Colombia	Americas	11.0Transitional	12	10	11	11
81	🇩🇲Dominica	Americas	11.0Transitional	12	11	11	10
82	🇬🇪Georgia	Middle East	11.0Transitional	13	10	11	10
83	🇮🇷Iran	Asia Pacific	11.0Transitional	13	10	10	11
84	🇲🇩Moldova	Europe	11.0Transitional	13	10	11	10
85	🇯🇴Jordan	Middle East	10.8Transitional	12	10	11	10
86	🇲🇻Maldives	Asia Pacific	10.8Transitional	12	10	11	10
87	🇲🇰North Macedonia	Europe	10.8Transitional	12	10	10	11
88	🇩🇿Algeria	Africa	10.5Transitional	12	9	11	10
89	🇦🇿Azerbaijan	Middle East	10.5Transitional	12	10	10	10
90	🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina	Europe	10.5Transitional	12	10	10	10
91	🇲🇳Mongolia	Asia Pacific	10.5Transitional	12	10	10	10
92	🇵🇪Peru	Americas	10.5Transitional	12	10	10	10
93	🇰🇳Saint Kitts & Nevis	Americas	10.5Transitional	12	10	11	9
94	🇧🇼Botswana	Africa	10.3Transitional	12	9	10	10
95	🇨🇻Cabo Verde	Africa	10.3Transitional	11	10	10	10
96	🇬🇩Grenada	Americas	10.3Transitional	12	10	11	8
97	🇯🇲Jamaica	Americas	10.3Transitional	11	9	11	10
98	🇱🇨Saint Lucia	Americas	10.3Transitional	12	9	11	9
99	🇻🇨Saint Vincent & Grenadines	Americas	10.3Transitional	12	9	11	9
100	🇿🇦South Africa	Africa	10.3Transitional	11	10	9	11
101	🇺🇿Uzbekistan	Asia Pacific	10.3Transitional	12	9	10	10
102	🇪🇨Ecuador	Americas	10.0Transitional	11	9	10	10
103	🇪🇬Egypt	Africa	10.0Transitional	11	9	10	10
104	🇮🇩Indonesia	Asia Pacific	10.0Transitional	11	9	10	10
105	🇵🇦Panama	Americas	10.0Transitional	11	9	10	10
106	🇫🇯Fiji	Asia Pacific	9.8Transitional	11	9	10	9
107	🇩🇴Dominican Republic	Americas	9.5Transitional	10	9	10	9
108	🇮🇳India	Asia Pacific	9.5Transitional	10	9	9	10
109	🇲🇦Morocco	Africa	9.5Transitional	10	9	9	10
110	🇳🇦Namibia	Africa	9.5Transitional	10	8	10	10
111	🇵🇭Philippines	Asia Pacific	9.5Transitional	11	8	9	10
112	🇹🇴Tonga	Asia Pacific	9.5Transitional	11	9	10	8
113	🇸🇷Suriname	Americas	9.3Transitional	10	9	9	9
114	🇧🇹Bhutan	Asia Pacific	9.0Transitional	10	8	9	9
115	🇧🇴Bolivia	Americas	9.0Transitional	11	8	9	8
116	🇸🇻El Salvador	Americas	9.0Transitional	10	8	9	9
117	🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan	Asia Pacific	9.0Transitional	11	8	9	8
118	🇧🇩Bangladesh	Asia Pacific	8.8Foundational	10	8	9	8
119	🇰🇪Kenya	Africa	8.8Foundational	9	8	9	9
120	🇰🇵North Korea	Asia Pacific	8.8Foundational	11	8	8	8
121	🇵🇾Paraguay	Americas	8.8Foundational	10	8	9	8
122	🇼🇸Samoa	Asia Pacific	8.8Foundational	10	8	9	8
123	🇹🇲Turkmenistan	Asia Pacific	8.8Foundational	11	8	8	8
124	🇧🇿Belize	Americas	8.5Foundational	10	8	8	8
125	🇬🇭Ghana	Africa	8.5Foundational	9	7	9	9
126	🇬🇾Guyana	Americas	8.5Foundational	10	8	9	7
127	🇽🇰Kosovo	Europe	8.5Foundational	10	8	8	8
128	🇵🇼Palau	Asia Pacific	8.5Foundational	11	8	9	6
129	🇵🇸Palestine	Middle East	8.5Foundational	9	8	8	9
130	🇹🇯Tajikistan	Asia Pacific	8.5Foundational	10	8	8	8
131	🇰🇭Cambodia	Asia Pacific	7.8Foundational	9	7	8	7
132	🇱🇧Lebanon	Middle East	7.8Foundational	9	7	8	7
133	🇳🇵Nepal	Asia Pacific	7.8Foundational	9	7	8	7
134	🇳🇮Nicaragua	Americas	7.8Foundational	9	7	8	7
135	🇷🇼Rwanda	Africa	7.8Foundational	8	7	8	8
136	🇻🇪Venezuela	Americas	7.8Foundational	10	7	7	7
137	🇬🇹Guatemala	Americas	7.5Foundational	8	7	7	8
138	🇹🇿Tanzania	Africa	7.5Foundational	7	7	8	8
139	🇿🇼Zimbabwe	Africa	7.5Foundational	8	8	7	7
140	🇹🇻Tuvalu	Asia Pacific	7.3Foundational	9	6	8	6
141	🇸🇿Eswatini	Africa	7.0Foundational	8	6	7	7
142	🇭🇳Honduras	Americas	7.0Foundational	8	6	7	7
143	🇱🇸Lesotho	Africa	7.0Foundational	8	6	7	7
144	🇸🇹São Tomé & Príncipe	Africa	7.0Foundational	9	6	7	6
145	🇸🇳Senegal	Africa	7.0Foundational	7	7	7	7
146	🇺🇬Uganda	Africa	7.0Foundational	7	7	7	7
147	🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire	Africa	6.8Foundational	7	6	7	7
148	🇬🇦Gabon	Africa	6.8Foundational	8	6	7	6
149	🇮🇶Iraq	Middle East	6.8Foundational	7	6	7	7
150	🇱🇦Laos	Asia Pacific	6.8Foundational	8	6	7	6
151	🇿🇲Zambia	Africa	6.8Foundational	7	6	7	7
152	🇨🇲Cameroon	Africa	6.3Foundational	7	6	6	6
153	🇪🇹Ethiopia	Africa	6.3Foundational	6	6	6	7
154	🇱🇾Libya	Africa	6.3Foundational	8	5	6	6
155	🇲🇭Marshall Islands	Asia Pacific	6.3Foundational	7	6	6	6
156	🇫🇲Micronesia	Asia Pacific	6.3Foundational	7	6	6	6
157	🇳🇷Nauru	Asia Pacific	6.3Foundational	8	6	6	5
158	🇳🇬Nigeria	Africa	6.3Foundational	6	6	6	7
159	🇵🇰Pakistan	Asia Pacific	6.3Foundational	6	6	6	7
160	🇸🇧Solomon Islands	Asia Pacific	6.3Foundational	7	6	6	6
161	🇻🇺Vanuatu	Asia Pacific	6.3Foundational	7	6	6	6
162	🇦🇴Angola	Africa	6.0Foundational	6	6	6	6
163	🇧🇯Benin	Africa	6.0Foundational	6	6	6	6
164	🇨🇬Congo	Africa	6.0Foundational	7	5	6	6
165	🇹🇬Togo	Africa	6.0Foundational	6	6	6	6
166	🇰🇮Kiribati	Asia Pacific	5.8Nascent	7	5	6	5
167	🇲🇼Malawi	Africa	5.8Nascent	6	6	6	5
168	🇲🇲Myanmar	Asia Pacific	5.8Nascent	6	6	5	6
169	🇬🇲Gambia	Africa	5.5Nascent	6	5	6	5
170	🇸🇱Sierra Leone	Africa	5.5Nascent	6	5	5	6
171	🇰🇲Comoros	Africa	5.3Nascent	6	5	5	5
172	🇩🇯Djibouti	Africa	5.3Nascent	6	5	5	5
173	🇲🇬Madagascar	Africa	5.3Nascent	6	5	5	5
174	🇲🇷Mauritania	Africa	5.3Nascent	6	5	5	5
175	🇲🇿Mozambique	Africa	5.3Nascent	6	5	5	5
176	🇵🇬Papua New Guinea	Asia Pacific	5.3Nascent	5	5	5	6
177	🇹🇱Timor-Leste	Asia Pacific	5.3Nascent	6	5	5	5
178	🇧🇫Burkina Faso	Africa	5.0Nascent	5	5	5	5
179	🇧🇮Burundi	Africa	5.0Nascent	5	5	5	5
180	🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea	Africa	5.0Nascent	6	5	5	4
181	🇲🇱Mali	Africa	5.0Nascent	5	5	5	5
182	🇬🇳Guinea	Africa	4.8Nascent	5	4	5	5
183	🇨🇩DR Congo	Africa	4.5Nascent	5	4	4	5
184	🇱🇷Liberia	Africa	4.5Nascent	5	4	5	4
185	🇪🇷Eritrea	Africa	4.3Nascent	5	4	4	4
186	🇳🇪Niger	Africa	4.3Nascent	4	4	4	5
187	🇸🇩Sudan	Africa	4.0Nascent	4	4	4	4
188	🇸🇾Syria	Middle East	3.8Nascent	4	4	3	4
189	🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau	Africa	3.5Nascent	4	3	4	3
190	🇹🇩Chad	Africa	3.3Nascent	3	3	3	4
191	🇭🇹Haiti	Americas	3.3Nascent	4	3	3	3
192	🇾🇪Yemen	Middle East	3.3Nascent	4	3	3	3
193	🇦🇫Afghanistan	Asia Pacific	3.0Nascent	4	3	2	3
194	🇨🇫Central African Rep.	Africa	3.0Nascent	3	3	3	3
195	🇸🇸South Sudan	Africa	2.5Inception	2	2	3	3
196	🇸🇴Somalia	Africa	2.3Inception	2	2	2	3
197	🇻🇦Holy See	Europe	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1