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Global Skills Index

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About the Global Skills Index

Looking across 65 million learners on the platform, and drawing on rich performance data of learners in the past 12 months, the report benchmarks skills proficiency for 60 countries, 10 industries, and 11 fields of study in business, technology, and data science.

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Global & Regional
Part One

Global & Regional

See global and regional rankings in essential skills across business, technology, and data science.

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Cutting-edge
Competitive
Emerging
Lagging
  1. Switzerland
  2. Austria
  3. Denmark
  4. Finland
  5. United Arab Emirates
  6. Norway
  7. Germany
  8. Belgium
  9. Russia
  10. Singapore
  11. Sweden
  12. France
  13. New Zealand
  14. Canada
  15. Netherlands
  1. Italy
  2. United States
  3. Australia
  4. United Kingdom
  5. Czech Republic
  6. Hong Kong
  7. Ireland
  8. Hungary
  9. Poland
  10. Greece
  11. Portugal
  12. Kenya
  13. Japan
  14. Malaysia
  15. Spain
  1. South Africa
  2. Belarus
  3. Vietnam
  4. India
  5. Israel
  6. Romania
  7. Philippines
  8. Turkey
  9. Nigeria
  10. Thailand
  11. Indonesia
  12. Saudi Arabia
  13. Ukraine
  14. Republic of Korea
  15. China
  1. Brazil
  2. Bangladesh
  3. Egypt
  4. Pakistan
  5. Taiwan
  6. Costa Rica
  7. Chile
  8. Argentina
  9. Guatemala
  10. Ecuador
  11. Peru
  12. Venezuela
  13. Dominican Republic
  14. Colombia
  15. Mexico
  1. Brazil
  2. Costa Rica
  3. Chile
  4. Argentina
  5. Guatemala
  6. Ecuador
  7. Peru
  8. Venezuela
  9. Dominican Republic
  10. Colombia
  11. Mexico
  1. Singapore
  2. New Zealand
  1. Australia
  2. Hong Kong
  3. Japan
  4. Malaysia
  1. Vietnam
  2. India
  3. Philippines
  4. Thailand
  5. Indonesia
  6. Republic of Korea
  7. China
  1. Bangladesh
  2. Pakistan
  3. Taiwan
  1. United Arab Emirates
  1. Kenya
  1. South Africa
  2. Israel
  3. Nigeria
  4. Saudi Arabia
  1. Egypt
  1. Switzerland
  2. Austria
  3. Denmark
  4. Finland
  5. Norway
  6. Germany
  7. Belgium
  8. Russia
  9. Sweden
  10. France
  11. Netherlands
  1. Italy
  2. United Kingdom
  3. Czech Republic
  4. Ireland
  5. Hungary
  6. Poland
  7. Greece
  8. Portugal
  9. Spain
  1. Belarus
  2. Romania
  3. Turkey
  4. Ukraine
  1. Canada
  2. United States
    • Midwest
  1. United States
    • Nortwest
    • South
    • West
  1. Russia
  2. Switzerland
  3. Belgium
  4. Austria
  5. Finland
  6. France
  7. Germany
  8. Belarus
  9. Netherlands
  10. Norway
  11. Sweden
  12. Spain
  13. Hungary
  14. Czech Republic
  15. Italy
  1. Hong Kong
  2. Singapore
  3. Israel
  4. Denmark
  5. Poland
  6. Canada
  7. Argentina
  8. United States
  9. United Kingdom
  10. New Zealand
  11. Portugal
  12. Greece
  13. Australia
  14. Ukraine
  15. Chile
  1. Philippines
  2. Romania
  3. Ireland
  4. Guatemala
  5. China
  6. Ecuador
  7. Costa Rica
  8. Thailand
  9. Brazil
  10. Japan
  11. Colombia
  12. Taiwan
  13. Malaysia
  14. South Africa
  15. Egypt
  1. Republic of Korea
  2. Venezuela
  3. Mexico
  4. Dominican Republic
  5. United Arab Emirates
  6. India
  7. Peru
  8. Vietnam
  9. Saudi Arabia
  10. Turkey
  11. Indonesia
  12. Bangladesh
  13. Pakistan
  14. Kenya
  15. Nigeria
  1. Argentina
  2. Chile
  1. Guatemala
  2. Ecuador
  3. Costa Rica
  4. Brazil
  5. Colombia
  1. Venezuela
  2. Mexico
  3. Dominican Republic
  4. Peru
  1. Hong Kong
  2. Singapore
  3. New Zealand
  4. Australia
  1. Philippines
  2. China
  3. Thailand
  4. Japan
  5. Taiwan
  6. Malaysia
  1. Republic of Korea
  2. India
  3. Vietnam
  4. Indonesia
  5. Bangladesh
  6. Pakistan
  1. Israel
  1. South Africa
  2. Egypt
  1. United Arab Emirates
  2. Saudi Arabia
  3. Kenya
  4. Nigeria
  1. Russia
  2. Switzerland
  3. Belgium
  4. Austria
  5. Finland
  6. France
  7. Germany
  8. Belarus
  9. Netherlands
  10. Norway
  11. Sweden
  12. Spain
  13. Hungary
  14. Czech Republic
  15. Italy
  1. Denmark
  2. Poland
  3. United Kingdom
  4. Portugal
  5. Greece
  6. Ukraine
  1. Romania
  2. Ireland
  1. Turkey
  1. United States
    • West
  1. Canada
  2. United States
    • Midwest
    • Nortwest
  1. United States
    • South
  1. Russia
  2. Belarus
  3. Switzerland
  4. Ukraine
  5. Finland
  6. Netherlands
  7. Italy
  8. France
  9. Belgium
  10. Czech Republic
  11. Austria
  12. Germany
  13. Sweden
  14. Poland
  15. Hungary
  1. Norway
  2. Denmark
  3. Spain
  4. New Zealand
  5. Canada
  6. Ireland
  7. Vietnam
  8. United Kingdom
  9. Japan
  10. Australia
  11. Portugal
  12. Romania
  13. Saudi Arabia
  14. Greece
  15. United Arab Emirates
  1. Indonesia
  2. Hong Kong
  3. South Africa
  4. Israel
  5. Singapore
  6. Thailand
  7. United States
  8. Philippines
  9. Egypt
  10. India
  11. Argentina
  12. Brazil
  13. Costa Rica
  14. Chile
  15. Dominican Republic
  1. Venezuela
  2. Republic of Korea
  3. Kenya
  4. Malaysia
  5. China
  6. Colombia
  7. Guatemala
  8. Peru
  9. Turkey
  10. Taiwan
  11. Ecuador
  12. Bangladesh
  13. Mexico
  14. Pakistan
  15. Nigeria
  1. Argentina
  2. Brazil
  3. Costa Rica
  4. Chile
  5. Dominican Republic
  1. Venezuela
  2. Colombia
  3. Guatemala
  4. Peru
  5. Ecuador
  6. Mexico
  1. New Zealand
  2. Vietnam
  3. Japan
  4. Australia
  1. Indonesia
  2. Hong Kong
  3. Singapore
  4. Thailand
  5. Philippines
  6. India
  1. Republic of Korea
  2. Malaysia
  3. China
  4. Taiwan
  5. Bangladesh
  6. Pakistan
  1. Saudi Arabia
  2. United Arab Emirates
  1. South Africa
  2. Israel
  3. Egypt
  1. Kenya
  2. Nigeria
  1. Russia
  2. Belarus
  3. Switzerland
  4. Ukraine
  5. Finland
  6. Netherlands
  7. Italy
  8. France
  9. Belgium
  10. Czech Republic
  11. Austria
  12. Germany
  13. Sweden
  14. Poland
  15. Hungary
  1. Norway
  2. Denmark
  3. Spain
  4. Ireland
  5. United Kingdom
  6. Portugal
  7. Romania
  8. Greece
  1. Turkey
  1. Canada
  1. United States
    • West
  1. United States
    • Nortwest
    • South
    • Midwest
Industry Trends
Part Two

Industry Trends

Explore trending skills, review industry benchmarking, and refine insights around skills performance in your market.

Industry Trends
Role & Education Trends
Part Three

Role & Education Trends

Discover which fields of studies best prepare students for the new labor market, and what skills to include in curricula to get graduates job-ready.

Role & Education Trends

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