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All emerging markets have seen significant growth in AI-related degree completions Emerging Markets Typically Investing In Education

AI-Related Degree Completions in Emerging Markets, 2012 - 2021

1,800

600%

564%

1,600

500%

1,400

428%

400%

1,200

1,000

321%

272%

300%

294%

800

164%

205%

200%

600

183%

132%

400

65%

100%

200

0%

0

Dallas/Fort Worth Atlanta

Denver/Boulder

Phoenix

Houston Raleigh/Durham Salt Lake City/Provo

Portland

Charlotte

Nashville

All Completions - 2012 All Completions - 2021 % Change in Completions

Source: Cushman & Wakefield Research, Lightcast, 2023

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