IMD World Talent Ranking 2021

Talent Ranking 2021

UNITED KINGDOM OVERALL PERFORMANCE (64 countries)

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Overall

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Investment & Development

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Investment & Development Appeal

23

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Appeal

Readiness

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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 4.9 %

2021 Rank

26 20 53 52 39 38 14 29 53 30 26 15 30 20 17 14 47 13 14 28 16 18 23 14 20 24 16 20 41

Percentage of GDP

8,932 US$ 19.88 ratio 17.30 ratio

Spending per enrolled pupil/student, all levels

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

Health infrastructure Female labor force Apprenticeships Employee training

4.88 Survey [0..10] 5.67 Survey [0..10]

is a high priority in companies

47.53 %

Percentage of total labor force

6.83 Survey [0..10]

meets the needs of society

Appeal

2021 Rank

Value

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Cost-of-living index

87.50 index

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

Attracting and retaining talents

7.13 Survey [0..10] 6.14 Survey [0..10] 6.20 Survey [0..10] 7.09 Survey [0..10] 6.37 Survey [0..10]

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

Foreign highly-skilled personnel Remuneration in services professions

are attracted to your country's business environment

39,774 US$ 242,150 US$

Gross annual income including supplements such as bonuses, US$

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Remuneration of management Collected personal income tax

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

9.09 %

On profits, income and capital gains, as a percentage of GDP

Justice

7.84 Survey [0..10] 10.02 micrograms

is fairly administered

Exposure to particle pollution

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

Readiness

Value -0.08 %

2021 Rank

Labor force growth

Percentage change

Skilled labor Finance skills

6.42 Survey [0..10] 6.89 Survey [0..10] 5.88 Survey [0..10] 6.58 Survey [0..10] 7.03 Survey [0..10] 7.69 Survey [0..10] 7.15 Survey [0..10] 5.38 Survey [0..10]

is readily available

are readily available

International experience Competent senior managers Primary and secondary education

of senior managers is generally significant

are readily available

meets the needs of a competitive economy

Graduates in Sciences University education Management education

26.25 %

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

meets the needs of a competitive economy

meets the needs of the business community

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Language skills

are meeting the needs of enterprises

Educational assessment - PISA Student mobility inbound

7.32 number 503 Average

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Foreign tertiary-level students per 1000 inhabitants

13

PISA survey of 15-year olds

107

IMD WORLD TALENT RANK ING 2021