An Empirical Study Based on the Talent Competitiveness Assessment System: A Comparison of China’s and International Talent Competitions

Yaodi Dong, Zhengqing Wang () and Jingwen Zhang
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Yaodi Dong: Faculty of Education, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
Zhengqing Wang: Faculty of Education, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
Jingwen Zhang: Faculty of Education, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China

World, 2025, vol. 6, issue 3, 1-24

Abstract: The Global Talent Competitiveness Index is a system created by the Institut Européen d’Administration des Affaires, based on which we compared China’s talent competitiveness rankings with those of the G20 countries and analyzed the performance of each indicator. Thus, we analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of each country’s talent cultivation policies and then explored the factors affecting them based on their national conditions. The analysis shows that, despite fluctuations, China’s global talent competitiveness ranking is generally on an upward trend compared with other G20 countries. Further analysis of strengths and weaknesses shows that China’s talent competitiveness has advantages in government efficiency, market dynamism, education system, R&D investment, and technological innovation. This study develops an original matrix model to examine the internationalization level of China’s talent competitiveness. However, there are gaps between China and developed countries in terms of labor market policy effects, education matching, vocational education, and key human resources. Drawing from large-scale data, four strategies can be implemented in the future, namely piloting & enterprising, opportunity utilization, threat transformation, and disadvantage adjustment, to improve China’s talent competitiveness.

Keywords: workforce development; talent competitiveness; competitiveness index; education and training (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G15 G17 G18 L21 L22 L25 L26 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 R51 R52 R58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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