IMD World Talent Report 2023

Talent Ranking 2023

BAHRAIN

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Overall top strengths Overall top weaknesses

OVERALL PERFORMANCE (64 countries)

Rank 2023

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Overall

27

10

16

Investment & Development

50

27 24

24

35 33

Appeal

10

Readiness

48

50

Investment & Development Total public expenditure on education

Value

2023 Rank

2.2 %

63 44 24 18 17 19 58 17

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Percentage of GDP 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

2,998 US$ 13.00 ratio 10.50 ratio

5.87 Survey [0..10] 6.71 Survey [0..10]

Health infrastructure Female labor force Apprenticeships Employee training

are sufficiently implemented

is a high priority in companies

29.51 %

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Percentage of total labor force

7.48 Survey [0..10]

meets the needs of society

Appeal

Value 69.84 index

2023 Rank

Cost-of-living index

26 21 29 14 25

Index of a basket of goods & services in the main city

7.35 Survey [0..10] 6.13 Survey [0..10] 6.42 Survey [0..10] 7.67 Survey [0..10] 7.45 Survey [0..10]

Attracting and retaining talents

is a priority in companies

Worker motivation

in companies is high

Brain drain Quality of life

does not hinder competitiveness in your economy

is high

Foreign highly skilled personnel Remuneration of management Collected personal income tax

7

are attracted to your country's business environment

- US$

-

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

0.00 %

1

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

7.48 Survey [0..10] 56.74 micrograms

Justice

18 62

is fairly administered

Exposure to particle pollution Statutory minimum wage

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

-

- US$

Statutory gross monthly minimum wage

Readiness

Value

2023 Rank

Labor force growth

7.85 %

2 4 6

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Percentage change

7.06 Survey [0..10] 7.44 Survey [0..10] 7.00 Survey [0..10] 6.94 Survey [0..10] 7.29 Survey [0..10] 6.87 Survey [0..10] 6.77 Survey [0..10] 8.52 Survey [0..10]

Skilled labor Finance skills

is readily available

are readily available

International experience

13

of senior managers is generally significant

Competent senior managers Primary and secondary education

5

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are readily available

15 58 27 26

meets the needs of a competitive economy

15.49 %

University education Management education Graduates in Sciences

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

meets the needs of a competitive economy

meets the needs of the business community

Language skills

6

are meeting the needs of enterprises

4.21 number

Student mobility inbound

23

Foreign tertiary-level students per 1000 inhabitants

- Average

Educational assessment - PISA

-

PISA survey of 15-year olds

43