IMD World Talent Ranking 2022

Talent Ranking 2022

SOUTH AFRICA 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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2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

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2 2

2 2

2

2

37

37

56

40

Investment & Development

Overall

Investment & Development Appeal

60

59

50 48

50 51

52

Readiness

Appeal

56

56

60 59 57 56

57

57

63 62 60 59

Readiness

INVESTMENT & DEVELOPMENT Total public expenditure on education

Value

2022 Rank

2

8.4 %

u

Percentage of GDP

49 61 62 59 55 35 55

1,853 US$ 30.30 ratio 27.15 ratio

Total public exp. on education per student Spending per enrolled pupil/student, all levels Pupil-teacher ratio (primary education) Ratio of students to teaching staff Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary education) Ratio of students to teaching staff are sufficiently implemented

w w w

3.46 Survey [0..10] 4.93 Survey [0..10]

Health infrastructure Female labor force Apprenticeships Employee training

is a high priority in companies Percentage of total labor force

45.18 %

u

3.65 Survey [0..10]

meets the needs of society

APPEAL

2022 Rank

Value

3

Cost-of-living index

54.10 index

u

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

57 58 45 53 44 36 58 45 45 54 30 51 53 53 44 58 56 53 51 49 52

5.39 Survey [0..10] 4.24 Survey [0..10] 3.92 Survey [0..10] 4.60 Survey [0..10] 4.75 Survey [0..10]

Attracting and retaining talents

is a priority in companies

Worker motivation

w

in companies is high

Quality of life Brain drain

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

is high

Foreign highly-skilled personnel Remuneration in services professions

are attracted to your country's business environment

17,757 US$ 43,111 US$

Total base salary plus bonuses and long-term incentives, US$ On profits, income and capital gains, as a percentage of GDP Gross annual income including supplements such as bonuses, US$

Remuneration of management Collected personal income tax

w

8.80 %

4.82 Survey [0..10] 28.33 micrograms

Justice

is fairly administered

Exposure to particle pollution

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

READINESS

Value 0.94 %

2022 Rank

Labor force growth

Percentage change

4.07 Survey [0..10] 4.78 Survey [0..10] 4.57 Survey [0..10] 4.90 Survey [0..10] 3.67 Survey [0..10] 4.93 Survey [0..10] 5.17 Survey [0..10] 5.12 Survey [0..10]

Skilled labor Finance skills

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

17.41 %

Graduates in Sciences University education Management education

% 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

0.60 number

Student mobility inbound

Foreign tertiary-level students per 1000 inhabitants

-

- Average

Educational assessment - PISA

PISA survey of 15-year olds

88