Coursera says US ranks eighth in AI-Human Skills Synergy Index in Global Skills Report 2026

By Public Technologies
  • Coursera’s Global Skills Report 2026 ranked the U.S. eighth on its new AI-Human Skills Synergy Index across 98 countries.
  • Report flagged a workforce-readiness gap: the U.S. ranked first on AI policy, infrastructure, technology readiness, but 27th on learner proficiency.
  • U.S. enrollments in AI security courses rose 358% year over year, outpacing broader global AI enrollment growth of 67%.
  • Critical-thinking enrollments among U.S. learners increased 206% year over year, signaling rising demand for human skills alongside AI adoption.
  • Agentic workflow enrollments climbed 236%, pointing to accelerating enterprise interest in autonomous-agent deployment and related skills.


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