The real driver of AI ROI? Workforce capability.

Based on a YouGov survey of 500+ enterprise leaders, the 2026 State of Data and AI Literacy Report reveals how organizations are building data and AI skills—and why workforce readiness is emerging as a defining competitive advantage.

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The 2026 State of Data & AI Literacy
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The data and AI skills paradox

Expectations are high
Expectations are high

Data and AI skills are now viewed alongside writing and project management as workplace fundamentals.

Readiness is low
Readiness is low

The skills breakdown isn’t in advanced engineering, it’s in interpretation, judgment, and practical application.

Training isn’t reaching the workforce
Training isn’t reaching the workforce

Most training remains fragmented, role-limited, or too passive to build capability at scale.

Capability maturity changes outcomes
Capability maturity changes outcomes

The organizations seeing stronger returns from AI are the ones investing in their people.

Built on independent research

Conducted by YouGov between December 2025 and February 2026, the study surveyed 517 leaders from organizations with 500+ employees across the United States and United Kingdom.

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The data and AI skills gap persists not because leaders don’t value the importance of these skills, but because we haven’t redesigned how we build them.
Jonathan Cornelissen, Ph.D.

CEO

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DataCamp’s State of Data & AI Literacy Report is a powerful reminder of just how quickly data skills are becoming essential. It’s an invaluable resource for showing teams how embracing data today directly strengthens their careers for tomorrow.
Benjamin Taylor

Data Enablement Lead

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Data and AI Literacy and readiness training is more important than ever. It prepares the leadership team and colleagues, and allows them to understand, safely adopt and benefit from agentic AI. Computer literacy leads to data literacy, which in turn leads to AI literacy. At Drax we are ensuring everyone has the opportunity to develop these essential skills.
Bjoern Reinke

Director of Data and Data Science

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