IMD World Talent Ranking 2020

OVERALL PERFORMANCE (63 countries) IMD World Talent Ranking 2020 SOUTH AFRICA

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2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

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29

57

35

Overall

Investment & Development

37

37

Investment & Development Appeal

40

52

40

43

Appeal

Readiness

50 48

48

50

50 51

52

52

52

56

56

57

57

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

u

8.3 %

1

Percentage of GDP

2,053 US$ 30.33 ratio 27.62 ratio

47 60 60 59 57 35 59

Spending per enrolled pupil/student, all levels

w w

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

Health infrastructure Female labor force Apprenticeships Employee training

3.31 Survey [0..10] 4.90 Survey [0..10]

is a high priority in companies

u

45.43 %

Percentage of total labor force

2.70 Survey [0..10]

meets the needs of society

Appeal

2020 Rank

Value

u

Cost-of-living index

61.30 index

2

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

5.98 Survey [0..10] 4.00 Survey [0..10] 3.19 Survey [0..10] 4.70 Survey [0..10] 4.67 Survey [0..10]

Attracting and retaining talents

52 61 55 55 44 35 59

is a priority in companies

w

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

17,757 US$ 46,502 US$

Gross annual income including supplements such as bonuses, US$

w u

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

1.68 %

3

Percentage of an income equal to GDP per capita

Justice

5.31 Survey [0..10] 24.96 micrograms

37 52

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

2.11 %

11 55 54 55 52 60 55 53 49 40 51

Percentage change

Skilled labor Finance skills

4.11 Survey [0..10] 5.26 Survey [0..10] 4.66 Survey [0..10] 4.72 Survey [0..10] 3.23 Survey [0..10] 4.83 Survey [0..10] 5.41 Survey [0..10] 6.02 Survey [0..10]

is readily available

are readily available

International experience

of senior managers is generally significant

Primary and secondary education Competent senior managers

are readily available

w

meets the needs of a competitive economy

Management education University education Graduates in Sciences

18.28 %

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

meets the needs of a competitive economy

meets the needs of the business community

Language skills

are meeting the needs of enterprises

Educational assessment - PISA Student mobility inbound

0.73 number

Foreign tertiary-level students per 1000 inhabitants

- Average

-

PISA survey of 15-year olds

93

IMD WORLD TALENT RANKING 2020