India has ranked 89th globally in Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI) 2015-16 list of 106 assessed countries in terms of talent competitiveness of its human capital.
Report highlights
- In this edition of list top 20 scoring countries are all high-income countries. The top rankings were dominated by European countries.
- Top 10 in GTCI list: Switzerland (1st), Singapore (2nd), Luxembourg (3rd), United States (4th), Denmark (5th),Sweden (6th),United Kingdom (7th), Norway (8th),
- Canada (9th) and Finland (10th).
- Bottom 5 countries: Mali (105th), Tanzania (106th), Ethiopia (107th), Burkina Faso (108th) and Madagascar (109th).
- India’s scenario: It has slipped by 11 positions in this edition of list compared to previous rank of 78 in 2014-15 edition of list.
- Lower position indicates acute shortage of skilled workforce. It also ranks at last among BRICS members.