Canada Struggles in Global AI Readiness Survey

New research by B2B data, tech and AI skills training provider Kubicle has revealed which Western countries are leading the way when it comes to data literacy, as well as the skills they’re keen to learn.

By assessing search popularity around queries such as ‘chatgpt training’, ‘ai courses’ and ‘how to improve data literacy’ across the Western counties with the highest English-speaking populations, and comparing the results to each country’s population, you get this:

RankCountryScore
1Ireland1.14
2Australia0.91
3United Kingdom0.78
4United States0.29
5Netherlands0.28
6Germany0.23
7Canada0.17
8Spain0.11
9Sweden0.10
10France0.09

Canada is way down the list in 7th which isn’t good if you’re Canada.

By assessing subject completion data across their broad range of courses, Kubicle can reveal that the following subjects have been the most in demand between 2020-2025:

Elsewhere, by comparing their Fastest Growing Subjects (2020–2022 vs 2023–2025), Kubicle can reveal:

  • A 960% growth in the uptake of AI Fundamentals.
  • A 124% growth in Data Literacy.
  • A 27% uptake in their Power BI subject, Microsoft’s interactive data visualisation software.

How the Data Was Gathered

Kubicle gathered information for this insightful release by assessing their own course subject completions and the World Population Review. Kubicle also researched which English-speaking countries ranked highest for IT subject interest. The countries were Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States, and the terms were ‘excel courses’, ‘chatgpt training’, ‘alteryx training’, ‘tableau courses’, ‘ai courses’, ‘microsoft word courses’, ‘power bi course’ and ‘how to improve data literacy’.

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