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Singapore ranks 9th in World Future Skills Index

It ranked third in Asia Pacific behind Australia.

Singapore has ranked ninth globally in the QS World Future Skills Index which evaluates how well countries are equipped to meet the evolving demands of the international job market.

From a regional perspective, Singapore ranked third (88.1) in the Asia-Pacific, behind Australia (93.3) and ahead of South Korea (87.3).

In the Skills Fit indicator, the city-state landed in ninth place with a score of 83.2. The index measures how well a country’s education system are aligned with employer demands.

Moreover, Singapore ranked 10 in the Future of Work index which evaluates a country’s readiness to recruit for the skills needed in future jobs.

Despite not being in the top 10 for the Economic Transformation and Academic Readiness indices, the country still scored 85.4 and 91.7, respectively.
 

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