Soft/Human Capital/Capability group

Technical & Vocational Skills

The capacity to form and certify the occupational skills of the workforce, in institutions and inside workplaces.
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World mean
7.9
of 20 · median 7.0
Range
0.5–19.0
middle half 4.5–10.5
Capabilities
2
2 capabilities beneath
Leader
19.0
Germany, Switzerland

Band spread across 197 nations

Frontier 3
Advanced 13
Established 23
Transitional 36
Foundational 49
Nascent 57
Inception 16

197 nations, by capabilities

Best first on Technical & Vocational Skills. The group score is the unweighted mean of the capability integers beside it.

# Nation Region Technical & Vocational Skills Occupational Skills & CertificationWork-Based Learning
1 🇩🇪Germany Europe 19.0Frontier 1919
2 🇨🇭Switzerland Europe 19.0Frontier 1919
3 🇦🇹Austria Europe 18.0Frontier 1818
4 🇩🇰Denmark Europe 17.5Advanced 1718
5 🇸🇬Singapore Asia Pacific 17.0Advanced 1717
6 🇳🇱Netherlands Europe 16.5Advanced 1617
7 🇦🇺Australia Asia Pacific 16.0Advanced 1616
8 🇫🇮Finland Europe 16.0Advanced 1715
9 🇳🇴Norway Europe 16.0Advanced 1616
10 🇨🇦Canada Americas 15.5Advanced 1615
11 🇫🇷France Europe 15.5Advanced 1516
12 🇯🇵Japan Asia Pacific 15.5Advanced 1615
13 🇰🇷South Korea Asia Pacific 15.5Advanced 1615
14 🇸🇪Sweden Europe 15.5Advanced 1615
15 🇳🇿New Zealand Asia Pacific 15.0Advanced 1515
16 🇬🇧United Kingdom Europe 15.0Advanced 1515
17 🇧🇪Belgium Europe 14.5Established 1514
18 🇹🇼Taiwan Asia Pacific 14.5Established 1514
19 🇨🇿Czechia Europe 14.0Established 1513
20 🇮🇪Ireland Europe 14.0Established 1414
21 🇱🇮Liechtenstein Europe 14.0Established 1414
22 🇱🇺Luxembourg Europe 13.5Established 1314
23 🇪🇸Spain Europe 13.5Established 1413
24 🇺🇸United States Americas 13.5Established 1512
25 🇨🇳China Asia Pacific 13.0Established 1412
26 🇪🇪Estonia Europe 13.0Established 1412
27 🇵🇱Poland Europe 13.0Established 1313
28 🇸🇮Slovenia Europe 13.0Established 1412
29 🇧🇷Brazil Americas 12.5Established 1312
30 🇭🇺Hungary Europe 12.5Established 1312
31 🇮🇸Iceland Europe 12.5Established 1312
32 🇮🇱Israel Middle East 12.5Established 1411
33 🇮🇹Italy Europe 12.5Established 1312
34 🇵🇹Portugal Europe 12.5Established 1312
35 🇸🇰Slovakia Europe 12.5Established 1312
36 🇱🇻Latvia Europe 12.0Established 1311
37 🇱🇹Lithuania Europe 12.0Established 1311
38 🇲🇾Malaysia Asia Pacific 12.0Established 1212
39 🇹🇷Türkiye Middle East 12.0Established 1212
40 🇲🇹Malta Europe 11.5Transitional 1211
41 🇹🇭Thailand Asia Pacific 11.5Transitional 1211
42 🇨🇱Chile Americas 11.0Transitional 1210
43 🇨🇴Colombia Americas 11.0Transitional 1210
44 🇭🇷Croatia Europe 11.0Transitional 1210
45 🇷🇺Russia Europe 11.0Transitional 1210
46 🇷🇸Serbia Europe 11.0Transitional 1210
47 🇿🇦South Africa Africa 11.0Transitional 1111
48 🇲🇺Mauritius Africa 10.5Transitional 1110
49 🇲🇽Mexico Americas 10.5Transitional 1110
50 🇷🇴Romania Europe 10.5Transitional 1110
51 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia Middle East 10.5Transitional 1110
52 🇻🇳Vietnam Asia Pacific 10.5Transitional 1110
53 🇦🇷Argentina Americas 10.0Transitional 119
54 🇧🇾Belarus Europe 10.0Transitional 119
55 🇨🇾Cyprus Middle East 10.0Transitional 119
56 🇬🇷Greece Europe 10.0Transitional 119
57 🇲🇦Morocco Africa 10.0Transitional 1010
58 🇵🇭Philippines Asia Pacific 10.0Transitional 119
59 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates Middle East 10.0Transitional 119
60 🇧🇬Bulgaria Europe 9.5Transitional 118
61 🇨🇷Costa Rica Americas 9.5Transitional 118
62 🇨🇺Cuba Americas 9.5Transitional 118
63 🇵🇪Peru Americas 9.5Transitional 109
64 🇹🇳Tunisia Africa 9.5Transitional 109
65 🇺🇦Ukraine Europe 9.5Transitional 109
66 🇺🇾Uruguay Americas 9.5Transitional 118
67 🇩🇴Dominican Republic Americas 9.0Transitional 108
68 🇬🇪Georgia Middle East 9.0Transitional 108
69 🇮🇳India Asia Pacific 9.0Transitional 108
70 🇮🇩Indonesia Asia Pacific 9.0Transitional 108
71 🇰🇿Kazakhstan Asia Pacific 9.0Transitional 108
72 🇲🇰North Macedonia Europe 9.0Transitional 108
73 🇴🇲Oman Middle East 9.0Transitional 108
74 🇱🇰Sri Lanka Asia Pacific 9.0Transitional 108
75 🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago Americas 9.0Transitional 108
76 🇧🇭Bahrain Middle East 8.5Foundational 107
77 🇪🇬Egypt Africa 8.5Foundational 107
78 🇮🇷Iran Asia Pacific 8.5Foundational 107
79 🇲🇩Moldova Europe 8.5Foundational 98
80 🇲🇪Montenegro Europe 8.5Foundational 98
81 🇶🇦Qatar Middle East 8.5Foundational 107
82 🇩🇿Algeria Africa 8.0Foundational 97
83 🇪🇨Ecuador Americas 8.0Foundational 97
84 🇳🇦Namibia Africa 8.0Foundational 88
85 🇵🇦Panama Americas 8.0Foundational 97
86 🇺🇿Uzbekistan Asia Pacific 8.0Foundational 97
87 🇦🇱Albania Europe 7.5Foundational 96
88 🇦🇲Armenia Middle East 7.5Foundational 96
89 🇦🇿Azerbaijan Middle East 7.5Foundational 96
90 🇧🇧Barbados Americas 7.5Foundational 96
91 🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina Europe 7.5Foundational 96
92 🇧🇳Brunei Asia Pacific 7.5Foundational 96
93 🇬🇭Ghana Africa 7.5Foundational 87
94 🇯🇴Jordan Middle East 7.5Foundational 96
95 🇲🇳Mongolia Asia Pacific 7.5Foundational 87
96 🇧🇼Botswana Africa 7.0Foundational 86
97 🇸🇻El Salvador Americas 7.0Foundational 86
98 🇯🇲Jamaica Americas 7.0Foundational 86
99 🇰🇪Kenya Africa 7.0Foundational 86
100 🇰🇼Kuwait Middle East 7.0Foundational 86
101 🇲🇨Monaco Europe 7.0Foundational 86
102 🇵🇾Paraguay Americas 7.0Foundational 86
103 🇸🇲San Marino Europe 7.0Foundational 86
104 🇸🇨Seychelles Africa 7.0Foundational 86
105 🇦🇩Andorra Europe 6.5Foundational 94
106 🇪🇹Ethiopia Africa 6.5Foundational 76
107 🇫🇯Fiji Asia Pacific 6.5Foundational 76
108 🇬🇹Guatemala Americas 6.5Foundational 76
109 🇽🇰Kosovo Europe 6.5Foundational 76
110 🇳🇬Nigeria Africa 6.5Foundational 76
111 🇵🇰Pakistan Asia Pacific 6.5Foundational 76
112 🇷🇼Rwanda Africa 6.5Foundational 76
113 🇹🇿Tanzania Africa 6.5Foundational 76
114 🇺🇬Uganda Africa 6.5Foundational 76
115 🇧🇩Bangladesh Asia Pacific 6.0Foundational 75
116 🇧🇴Bolivia Americas 6.0Foundational 75
117 🇨🇻Cabo Verde Africa 6.0Foundational 75
118 🇭🇳Honduras Americas 6.0Foundational 75
119 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan Asia Pacific 6.0Foundational 75
120 🇱🇧Lebanon Middle East 6.0Foundational 75
121 🇳🇮Nicaragua Americas 6.0Foundational 75
122 🇸🇳Senegal Africa 6.0Foundational 66
123 🇻🇪Venezuela Americas 6.0Foundational 75
124 🇿🇼Zimbabwe Africa 6.0Foundational 75
125 🇧🇸Bahamas Americas 5.5Nascent 74
126 🇰🇭Cambodia Asia Pacific 5.5Nascent 65
127 🇨🇲Cameroon Africa 5.5Nascent 65
128 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire Africa 5.5Nascent 65
129 🇬🇾Guyana Americas 5.5Nascent 65
130 🇲🇻Maldives Asia Pacific 5.5Nascent 65
131 🇳🇵Nepal Asia Pacific 5.5Nascent 65
132 🇰🇵North Korea Asia Pacific 5.5Nascent 65
133 🇵🇸Palestine Middle East 5.5Nascent 65
134 🇸🇷Suriname Americas 5.5Nascent 65
135 🇹🇯Tajikistan Asia Pacific 5.5Nascent 65
136 🇿🇲Zambia Africa 5.5Nascent 65
137 🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda Americas 5.0Nascent 64
138 🇧🇿Belize Americas 5.0Nascent 64
139 🇩🇲Dominica Americas 5.0Nascent 64
140 🇬🇩Grenada Americas 5.0Nascent 64
141 🇮🇶Iraq Middle East 5.0Nascent 64
142 🇱🇦Laos Asia Pacific 5.0Nascent 64
143 🇲🇼Malawi Africa 5.0Nascent 55
144 🇹🇲Turkmenistan Asia Pacific 5.0Nascent 64
145 🇧🇯Benin Africa 4.5Nascent 54
146 🇧🇹Bhutan Asia Pacific 4.5Nascent 54
147 🇸🇿Eswatini Africa 4.5Nascent 54
148 🇱🇸Lesotho Africa 4.5Nascent 54
149 🇲🇬Madagascar Africa 4.5Nascent 54
150 🇲🇿Mozambique Africa 4.5Nascent 54
151 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea Asia Pacific 4.5Nascent 54
152 🇰🇳Saint Kitts & Nevis Americas 4.5Nascent 54
153 🇱🇨Saint Lucia Americas 4.5Nascent 54
154 🇻🇨Saint Vincent & Grenadines Americas 4.5Nascent 54
155 🇼🇸Samoa Asia Pacific 4.5Nascent 54
156 🇹🇬Togo Africa 4.5Nascent 54
157 🇹🇴Tonga Asia Pacific 4.5Nascent 54
158 🇦🇴Angola Africa 4.0Nascent 53
159 🇧🇫Burkina Faso Africa 4.0Nascent 44
160 🇨🇬Congo Africa 4.0Nascent 53
161 🇬🇦Gabon Africa 4.0Nascent 53
162 🇱🇾Libya Africa 4.0Nascent 53
163 🇲🇱Mali Africa 4.0Nascent 44
164 🇲🇲Myanmar Asia Pacific 4.0Nascent 53
165 🇩🇯Djibouti Africa 3.5Nascent 43
166 🇬🇲Gambia Africa 3.5Nascent 43
167 🇬🇳Guinea Africa 3.5Nascent 43
168 🇱🇷Liberia Africa 3.5Nascent 43
169 🇲🇷Mauritania Africa 3.5Nascent 43
170 🇵🇼Palau Asia Pacific 3.5Nascent 43
171 🇸🇹São Tomé & Príncipe Africa 3.5Nascent 43
172 🇸🇱Sierra Leone Africa 3.5Nascent 43
173 🇸🇧Solomon Islands Asia Pacific 3.5Nascent 43
174 🇹🇱Timor-Leste Asia Pacific 3.5Nascent 43
175 🇻🇺Vanuatu Asia Pacific 3.5Nascent 43
176 🇨🇩DR Congo Africa 3.0Nascent 33
177 🇰🇮Kiribati Asia Pacific 3.0Nascent 42
178 🇲🇭Marshall Islands Asia Pacific 3.0Nascent 42
179 🇫🇲Micronesia Asia Pacific 3.0Nascent 42
180 🇳🇪Niger Africa 3.0Nascent 33
181 🇸🇩Sudan Africa 3.0Nascent 33
182 🇧🇮Burundi Africa 2.5Inception 32
183 🇰🇲Comoros Africa 2.5Inception 32
184 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea Africa 2.5Inception 32
185 🇪🇷Eritrea Africa 2.5Inception 32
186 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau Africa 2.5Inception 32
187 🇭🇹Haiti Americas 2.5Inception 32
188 🇳🇷Nauru Asia Pacific 2.5Inception 32
189 🇸🇾Syria Middle East 2.5Inception 32
190 🇹🇻Tuvalu Asia Pacific 2.5Inception 32
191 🇨🇫Central African Rep. Africa 2.0Inception 22
192 🇹🇩Chad Africa 2.0Inception 22
193 🇾🇪Yemen Middle East 2.0Inception 22
194 🇦🇫Afghanistan Asia Pacific 1.5Inception 21
195 🇸🇴Somalia Africa 1.5Inception 21
196 🇸🇸South Sudan Africa 1.5Inception 21
197 🇻🇦Holy See Europe 0.5Inception 01