By 2020, according to the McKinsey Global Institute, we will face the twin problems of a shortfall of up to 40 million high-skill workers and a surplus of up to 95 million low-skill workers. By 2030, the global workforce of 3.5 billion will include an estimated one billion workers who lack a secondary education, significantly hindering their countries’ economic prospects.
教育和经济成功之间的联系意味着建立高品质教育和培训也是极为重要的当务之急。据麦肯锡全球研究所（McKinney Global Institute）的研究，到2020年，我们将同时面临最高4000万高技能工人的短缺和最多9500万低技能工人的过剩。到2030年，全球劳动力大军将达35亿，其中大约会有10亿工人缺少中学教育，极大地拖累他们所在国家的经济前景。