Coursera Global Skill Report 2022: India ranked 68th.

About the report: 

• The report is based on the data collected from over 100 million Coursera users from more than 100 countries who learned a new skill during the past year.
• The report benchmarks three of the most in-demand skill areas driving employment in the digital economy – business, technology, and data science.
• The Global Skills Report (GSR) 2022 by Coursera states that India’s proficiency in data science has reduced from 38% in 2021 to 26% in 2022, leading to a 12-rank drop. In terms of overall skills proficiency, India has slipped 4 places to be ranked 68th globally and 19th in Asia.
• However, the report reveals that India has improved its technology proficiency levels from 38 percent to 46 percent, improving its position by six spots.

Key points:

• West Bengal leads the Indian states in terms of skills proficiency with the state showing the highest levels of digital skills proficiency in the country.
• Andhra Pradesh is among the top three performing states with high proficiency in business and technology skills.
• For the second year in a row, Switzerland had the highest-skilled learners followed by Denmark, Indonesia, and Belgium.