Coursera global skills report 2023

Coursera global skills report 2023

- UAE ranked #1 for overall skills in MENA; earns second highest business score on a global level

- UAE takes the #1 spot for communication and #2 for both leadership and management and human resources skills, globally

Abu Dhabi, UAE : The latest Global Skills Report from Coursera, one of the world’s largest online learning platforms, has confirmed the UAE's leading position both regionally and globally in developing digital skills. According to the report, the UAE is ranked first for overall skill proficiency in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, whilst also claiming the second-highest score globally for business skills.

Drawing on data from 124 million learners in more than 100 countries who have used Coursera to develop a new skill during the past year, the Global Skills Report 2023 benchmarks three of the most in-demand skill areas driving employment in the digital economy - business, technology, and data science. The proficiency levels are compared against one another by using percentile rankings; 76% or above is considered ‘cutting-edge’, 51%-75% is ‘competitive’, 26%-50% is ‘emerging’, and 25% or below is ‘lagging’.

In the UAE, while scoring highly in business skills (99%), learners also showed a very high aptitude for communication (#1 globally),