Workplace learning and development - statistics & facts

Spending in the global workplace training industry 2007-2022, with 2023 forecast

Market size of the global workplace training industry from 2007 to 2022, with a forecast for 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars)

Global corporate e-learning market size 2021

Market size of the global corporate e-learning industry in 2021 with a forecast for 2028 (in billion U.S. dollars)

Spending in the training industry in U.S. 2012-2022

Total training expenditures in the United States from 2012 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)

Average spend on learning and development per employee worldwide 2008-2021

Average spend on workplace training per employee worldwide from 2008 to 2021 (in U.S. dollars)

Learning hours in the workplace per employee worldwide 2009-2021

Learning hours in the workplace per employee worldwide from 2009 to 2021

Direct learning expenditure distribution worldwide 2021

Distribution of direct learning expenditure worldwide in 2021

Companies' talent strategy regarding learning and development 2021-2022

Organizations' talent strategy regarding learning and development worldwide from 2021 to 2022

Main training areas of focus according to L&D professionals worldwide 2021-2022

Main areas of focus in workplace training according to L&D professionals worldwide from 2021 to 2022

Talent developers with increasing development budgets worldwide 2017-2023

Share of talent developers with development budgets increasing worldwide from 2017 to 2023

Top business practices to increase talent availability worldwide 2023

Top business practices to increase talent availability within companies worldwide in 2023

Top business practices to improve talent availability 2023, by region

Top business practices to improve talent availability within companies worldwide in 2023, by region

Training products and services anticipated for purchase in the U.S. 2022

Share of training products and services anticipated for purchase in the training industry in the United States in 2022

Employee training challenges in L&D departments 2022

Leading employee training challenges in Learning & Development departments 2022

Top priority of L&D teams in the United States 2022

What subject is your top learning and development priority?

L&D functions that have remained impacted by COVID-19 in 2022

Objectives of learning and development functions that have remained impacted by COVID-19 in 2022

Change in the training budget compared to previous year U.S. in 2022

What happened to your training budget this year?

Change in the number of training-related staff since last year U.S. 2022

Is the number of training-related staff higher or lower than last year?

L&D programs deployed by organizations worldwide 2021-2022

Learning and development programs deployed at organizations worldwide in 2021 and 2022

Employees who see learning as key to success in their career 2021, by generation

Share of employees worldwide who see learning as key to success in their career in 2021, by generation

Most important factors for job-seekers when considering a new position 2022

Most important factors for job-seekers when considering a new position 2022, by age group

Employees who see learning as a means for new opportunities within their firm 2021

Share of employees who see learning as a means to find opportunities within their organization in 2021, by generation

Employees' satisfaction with reskilling and upskilling worldwide 2022

Employees' satisfaction with reskilling and upskilling trainings at their workplace in January 2022

Hours of training per employee by company size U.S. 2017-2022

Hours of training per employee in the training industry in the United States from 2017 to 2022, by company size