The European Skills Index (ESI) is a composite indicator which measures European countries' skill formation systems on a scale from 0 to 100, where 100 represents the ideal performance of a country's skill system. European countries' skill formation systems are measured across three pillars: skills development (education and training), skills activation (transition from education to work; labor market participation), and skills matching (degree of successful activation of skills; matching of skills with positions).
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The ESI measures countries’ “distance to the ideal” performance. This ideal performance is chosen as the highest achieved by any country over a period of 7 years. The ideal performance is scaled to be 100 and the scores of all countries are then computed and compared to that
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Cedefop. (May 28, 2025). Total index scores for the European Skills Index (ESI) in 2024, by country (from 0 to 100) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1441478/european-skills-index-by-country/
Cedefop. "Total index scores for the European Skills Index (ESI) in 2024, by country (from 0 to 100)." Chart. May 28, 2025. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1441478/european-skills-index-by-country/
Cedefop. (2025). Total index scores for the European Skills Index (ESI) in 2024, by country (from 0 to 100). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1441478/european-skills-index-by-country/
Cedefop. "Total Index Scores for The European Skills Index (Esi) in 2024, by Country (from 0 to 100)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 May 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1441478/european-skills-index-by-country/
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Total index scores for the European Skills Index (ESI) in 2024, by country (from 0 to 100) [Graph], Cedefop, May 28, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1441478/european-skills-index-by-country/
