IMD World Talent Ranking 2020

IMD World Talent Ranking 2020 IRELAND

OVERALL PERFORMANCE (63 countries)

1 4 The direction of the triangle indicates the performance change from the last year:  improved or stable  declined 2 4

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2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

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5

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39

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12

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Overall

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Investment & Development

17

18

18

Investment & Development Appeal

18

21

12

Appeal

Readiness

30

34

9

39

42

44

Readiness

Investment & Development Total public expenditure on education Total public exp. on education per student Pupil-teacher ratio (primary education) Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary education)

Value

2020 Rank

w

3.1 %

54 22 33 37 42 24 33 44 46 23 10 15 19 10 18 49 18 10 8

Percentage of GDP

8,301 US$ 15.25 ratio 12.89 ratio

Spending per enrolled pupil/student, all levels

Ratio of students to teaching staff are sufficiently implemented Ratio of students to teaching staff

Health infrastructure Female labor force Apprenticeships Employee training

4.75 Survey [0..10] 6.38 Survey [0..10]

is a high priority in companies

45.99 %

Percentage of total labor force

w

4.79 Survey [0..10]

meets the needs of society

Appeal

2020 Rank

Value

w

Cost-of-living index

88.90 index

Index of a basket of goods & services in the main city, including housing (New York City = 100)

7.46 Survey [0..10] 7.17 Survey [0..10] 6.47 Survey [0..10] 8.29 Survey [0..10] 7.46 Survey [0..10]

Attracting and retaining talents

is a priority in companies

Worker motivation

in companies is high

Brain drain

(well-educated and skilled people) does not hinder competitiveness in your economy

Quality of life

is high

Remuneration of management Effective personal income tax rate Remuneration in services professions Foreign highly-skilled personnel

are attracted to your country's business environment

u

46,792 US$ 217,567 US$

Gross annual income including supplements such as bonuses, US$

Total base salary plus bonuses and long-term incentives, US$

w

23.61 %

Percentage of an income equal to GDP per capita

Justice

7.71 Survey [0..10] 8.27 micrograms

is fairly administered

Exposure to particle pollution

Mean population exposure to PM2.5, Micrograms per cubic metre

Readiness

Value

2020 Rank

u

Labor force growth

2.53 %

5

Percentage change

Skilled labor Finance skills

6.71 Survey [0..10] 7.63 Survey [0..10] 6.88 Survey [0..10] 6.71 Survey [0..10] 8.21 Survey [0..10] 8.00 Survey [0..10] 7.50 Survey [0..10] 5.25 Survey [0..10]

11

is readily available

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8 9

are readily available

International experience

of senior managers is generally significant

Primary and secondary education Competent senior managers

12

are readily available

u

7

meets the needs of a competitive economy

Management education University education Graduates in Sciences

24.10 %

33 11 15 46 16 11

% of graduates in ICT, Engineering, Math & Natural Sciences

meets the needs of a competitive economy

meets the needs of the business community

w

Language skills

are meeting the needs of enterprises

Educational assessment - PISA Student mobility inbound

4.59 number 505 Average

Foreign tertiary-level students per 1000 inhabitants

PISA survey of 15-year olds

66

IMD WORLD TALENT RANKING 2020