India lags in Data science skills but improves its skills proficiency in Technology: Coursera

The Global Skills Report (GSR) 2022 conducted by Coursera has revealed that India’s proficiency in data science skills has been reduced from 38% in 2021 to 26% in 2022, which led India to drop 12 ranks. Coursera also reported that the overall skill proficiency of India has slipped 4 spots and is now ranked at 68th position globally. In Asia, India is ranked in 19th position. The report, however, has also revealed that India’s proficiency in technology skills level has been improved from 38% to 48%, improving its position by six spots.

The report further revealed that Indians are focusing more on building technology and financial skills but are lagging in data science skills including, data visualization (10%), statistical programming (14%), and data management (22%) among others.

A statement from Coursera stated that the report is drawn from the data collected from over 100 million Coursera users from more than 100 countries who learned a new skill during the past year.