🏫 East and South-Eastern Asia lead youth literacy. Marine spatial planning is growing. E-waste is highest in AU and NZ.
Chart of the Day #542 Looks at youth literacy rate, marine spatial planning and e-waste generation.
🏭 Chinese automakers outpace rivals in hiring. NHS ambulance workers rose. Apprenticeship students rose in France.
Chart of the Day #541 looks at apprenticeships in France, NHS ambulance workers, and global employment in car manufacturing.
🤔 In the Skills Economy, which credentials will lose signaling power?
The skills challenge can’t be solved in silos.
Employers, governments, and universities are all being pushed to move faster - and work together. Join peers from around the world at Global Skills Week this March in Washington, D.C.
Two capabilities are rising to the top: AI literacy and entrepreneurial mindset
What the data is telling leaders
The skills conversation is noisy. What
🎓 Singapore undergrad enrolments rise. Power sector leads GHG emissions. Global manufacturing growth rebounds.
Chart of the Day #540 Looks at Singaporean undergraduate enrolments, global greenhouse gas emissions and manufacturing value added growth rate.
Why do countries keep writing international education strategies, and what do they really change?
QS Midweek Brief - February 12, 2026. What's the purpose of international education strategies? Also, discover the latest trends in the inaugural QS Sub-Saharan Africa Rankings.
🤖 Parents choose AI tutoring. French apprenticeships rise. Plastic credits rise in emerging economies.
Chart of the Day #539 looks at apprenticeships in France, the perception of AI replacing tutoring, and plastic credit projects.
💵 North America's waste management funds. HK students in the UK drop. Netherlands tops healthcare spending.
Chart of the Day #538 looks at Hong Kongese student flows to the UK, waste management investments, and long-term healthcare spending per capita.
💼 Female leaders in heavy industries. Water stress peaks in North Africa and Western Asia. Mobile access nears universal.
Chart of the Day #537 Looks at female leadership in industries, water stress level by regions and mobile coverage access.
🤖 AI crawling in retail for more customised shopping. NHS needs more consultants. >$1B for STEM education research.
Chart of the Day #536 looks at funding for STEM education research, NHS consultants, and AI crawling by industry.
📈 $2.6B in EdTech for 2025. AI in the workflow, skills in the spotlight. 2026: agentic, embedded, and iterative.
Workforce captures nearly half of the $2.6B in EdTech venture funding in 2025. Don't miss Global Skills Week in Washington DC this March.
🍃 90% of the world has electricity. US PreK–12 book sales hit over $5B. Difficulties in adopting physical AI.
Chart of the Day #535 Looks at PreK-12 book sales in the US, global access to electricity and physical barriers to adopting AI.