Doha: Coursera, a leading online learning platform, announced yesterday that Qatar has seen a 194 percent year-over-year increase in Generative AI (GenAI) enrolments and a 55 percent growth in professional certificate enrolments across Qatar, pointing to growing demand for flexible, job-relevant credentials that correspond to national transformation goals.

The report revealed that Qatar now leads the Arab world in technology and data science skills, scoring 64 percent in each domain, and also demonstrates strong performance in business skills with a score of 72 percent. 

These results align with the country’s focus on digital and human capital development under its Digital Agenda 2030, which aims to boost professional competencies by 10 percent and grow the ICT sector to 3.5 percent of non-oil GDP by the end of the decade.

According to the report, Qatar ranks 3rd in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region for overall skills proficiency, climbing to 40th place globally in 2025, up from 76th in 2023 and 58th in 2024, according to the platform’s annual Global Skills Report. This leap reflects Qatar’s ambitious push toward a diversified, knowledge-based economy and a future-ready workforce.

Drawing on data from Coursera’s global community of over 170 million learners, the report identifies where skill proficiencies are rising, where gaps remain, and what drives learner behaviour across more than 100 countries.

In this context, Coursera’s General Manager for the Middle East and Africa Kais Zribi said: “Driven by a clear vision for the future, Qatar is transforming its advanced digital infrastructure into a catalyst for AI-powered innovation and sustainable economic growth. Coursera’s Global Skills Report 2025 underscores Qatar’s commitment to human capital development as it proactively equips its workforce with advanced technical and job-relevant skills needed to excel in the digital age.” 

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