The first Emirates regionally and nine in the world in the Global Talent Report 2025

The UAE has achieved a new achievement by entering the list of the 10 best countries in the world for the first time, in the global talent report, issued by the International Institute for Administrative Development in Lausanne for the year 2025, out of 69 global economies, to reach the ninth place in the world, ahead of eight ranks compared to its classification last year.

The UAE excelled in the latest version of the report on developed countries in the field of talent care, such as Austria, Canada, Finland, Germany and Norway, while the qualitative jump achieved by the state in the world rankings reflects the pioneering position it has established in the field of ambitious development policies, as well as the effectiveness of national strategies in attracting global talents and competencies, and the development and readiness of the supportive infrastructure For the business and innovation environment, and enhance international gravity that made the UAE a preferred destination for living, work and investment.

According to the report, the UAE balance reached 77.86 points, and achieved the first ranks in the world in five competitive indicators, and within the first 10 in 15 competitive indicators at the level of the main axes, as the UAE ranked first regionally and globally in the axis And the polarization of international competencies, and six centers from the 2024 classification in the investment axis and the development of national competencies.

The UAE witnessed exceptional progress in the Global Talent Report 2025, as qualitative leaps in the sub -indicators of the report recorded, strengthening its presence within the elite of the most competitive countries in the world.

This achievement reflects the distinction of the state in developing a comprehensive system that supports the polarization of competencies, the development of national capabilities, and the provision of an advanced business and education environment, as it ranked first in the world in the index of low personal income tax collected, the workforce growth index, the international expertise availability index, the competent manager with high positions, the index of the transfer of higher education students into the state.

The UAE ranked second in the world in the index of high skills, the financial skills index, and in the third place in the world in the percentage of students to teachers in secondary education, the health infrastructure index, the availability of skilled employment, and the graduate index, and in the fifth place globally in the basic and secondary education index, ranked sixth globally in the vocational training index, and ranked eighth. Global in the indication of the lack of minds of minds and the index of quality of life, which reflects the state’s position as a global center for talents, innovation and competitiveness.

The Federal Center for Competitiveness and Statistics pointed out that this achievement represents the fruit of the forward -looking vision of the rational leadership, and its keenness to consolidate a competitive knowledge economy that keeps pace with global changes, and enables national and global capabilities to contribute to the process of sustainable growth, and reflects the readiness of the UAE to meet the requirements of the advanced labor market, thanks to a competitive business environment capable of attracting the best talents Global and keeping it, which enhances the UAE’s position as a leading destination for international creativity, innovation and competitiveness.

The Center affirmed that «the entry of the UAE list of 10 major globally in the global talent report for the first time, reflects the strength of the national economy system and its flexibility in facing global changes, and confirms that investing in human capital, developing national competencies, and attracting global experiences, is an essential pillar to enhance the state’s competitiveness and its leadership on the international scene».

This achievement reflects the UAE with a confident pace towards consolidating its position as a first global destination for talents and competencies, thanks to the vision of its forward -looking leadership and its ambitious policies aimed at building a flexible, varied and able economy that is able to compete global, in a way that enhances its active role in formulating a more sustainable and advanced future on the international scene.

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Annual report

The Global Talent Report is issued annually on the International Institute for Administrative Development, to measure the ability of countries to develop, attract and preserve talents, competencies, and to preserve them, based on 31 indicators, of which 17 indicators are based on opinion polls, and 14 indicators based on statistical data, which included more than 6000 senior executives.

• The Emirates balance reached 77.86 points, and achieved the first ranks in the world in 5 competitive indicators, and within the first 10 in 15 indicators.

• Investing in human capital, developing national competencies, and attracting global experiences, a basic pillar to enhance the state’s competitiveness and its global leadership.