Skills Development Needs in German Enterprises by Economic Sector

Key Insights:

• Team skills consistently rank as the most needed skill across all years, though declining from 78.4% in 2010 to 46.4% in 2020.
• Customer handling shows significant decline, dropping from 76.4% in 2010 to 39.0% in 2020.
• Specialist skills remain consistently important, declining from 66.6% in 2010 to 39.8% in 2020.
• Digital skills (IT General) show recovery patterns: declining from 56.4% in 2010 to 31.2% in 2015, then rising to 35.1% in 2020.
• Numeracy and literacy shows the most dramatic decline, from 28.5% in 2010 to just 3.7% in 2020.
• Foreign language skills are consistently declining in perceived importance (22.2% → 8.1% → 6.1%).

Chart Description:

Chart Type: Multi-line chart showing trends over time

Main Color: #18baa8 (primary), with complementary colors for different skill categories

Years Displayed: 2010, 2015, 2020

Data Source: This chart displays the percentage of enterprises across all economic sectors (TOTAL) that reported needing specific skills for development. Each line represents a different skill category, showing how demand has changed over the decade.