I’m delighted to present Coursera’s sixth annual Global Skills Report, a trusted resource for leaders and institutions worldwide to understand the rapidly transforming skills landscape. The report draws on data and insights from our global learning community—including over 148 million learners and 7,000 institutional customers—and content from 325 of the world’s leading university and industry partners. To provide a holistic view, the report now combines our internal proficiency data with leading economic indices, including global innovation, labor force participation, human capital, and GDP per capita.
The report captures several significant trends driven by dubai cell phone number list GenAI, digital transformation, and automation. In 2023, a learner signed up for a GenAI course on Coursera every minute. By 2024, this rate had quadrupled. A 1,060% year-over-year increase in global GenAI course enrollments highlights how learners are actively preparing for AI’s impact on their careers.
Key findings:
European learners on the Coursera platform record the highest skills proficiency levels. 19 of the top 25 countries globally are from the region, with Switzerland emerging as a global skills leader.
In contrast, major Anglophone nations like New Zealand (40th), the United Kingdom (45th), Australia (55th), Canada (59th), and the United States (69th) rank lower.