Main Skills Needed for Enterprise Development by Company Size – EU27_2020

Key Insights:

• Customer handling skills consistently ranked highest across all years (59.9% in 2010, 42.3% in 2015, 36.5% in 2020)
• Specialist skills showed the second highest values but declined from 58.6% in 2010 to 43.2% in 2020
• Teamwork skills remained consistently high (57.9% in 2010, 41.7% in 2015, 41.9% in 2020)
• Problem-solving skills experienced a significant drop between 2010-2015 (49.0% to 25.5%) with minimal recovery by 2020 (25.2%)
• Numerical literacy had the steepest decline, dropping from 19.2% in 2010 to just 3.2% in 2020
• Foreign language training also declined dramatically from 26.3% to 8.5%
• The period 2010-2015 shows the most significant reductions across almost all skill categories

Chart Type: Line Chart

Colors Used: Primary color #18baa8 with varying opacity levels for different skill categories

Chart Description: This line chart displays the evolution of training for key enterprise skills across all enterprise sizes in the EU27 from 2010 to 2020, showing the percentage of all enterprises providing training for each skill type. The chart reveals significant changes in skill priorities over the decade, with notable declines in most skill areas between 2010 and 2015, followed by mixed recovery patterns by 2020.