Engineers develop infrastructure that makes our world safer. Through their work, they support the growth of our digital economy and drive innovation. They also help solve the most pressing global challenges of our time, including climate change, conflict and poverty. Yet many countries face a shortage of well-trained, highly skilled engineers. In our new report, “The Global Engineering Capability Review”, commissioned by the Lloyd’s Register Foundation and the Royal Academy of Engineering, The Economist Intelligence Unit examines this critical talent gap and its implications for innovation and safety.

Our benchmarking study explores the core drivers of engineering capability and measures the extent to which 99 countries can perform safe and innovative engineering. It also examines specific engineering capability challenges facing China, India, Thailand, Colombia, Ethiopia and Jordan.

The study reveals gaps in data collection and analysis regarding the engineering workforce, as well as concerns about the quality of engineering education and a lack of professional development opportunities. Addressing these gaps will require engagement from policymakers, business executives and the global engineering community to foster engineering talent and produce more reliable, accurate and comparable data on the engineering workforce.

How does your country perform? Explore the report to find out.