67 percent of global coach practitionersare women, with the highest concentrations in North America, Eastern Europe and Oceania

54 percent of global clientsare women

66 percent of respondentsare women who identify themselves as managers or leaders that use coaching skills

The 2016 ICF Global Coaching Study is the third such industry research project commissioned by the International Coach Federation (ICF) to provide an up-to-date picture of the coaching profession worldwide.

The study was conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP with a six-month survey period that began in July 2015. Available in nine languages, the survey was completed by 15,380 respondents from 137 countries, making it ICF’s most extensive industry research project to date.

The 2016 study found that women make up the majority of global coach practitioners (67%), with North America (73%), Eastern Europe (70%) and Oceania (68%) reporting the highest percentages. Female coach practitioners were more likely than men to cite life, vision and enhancement (15%) and career (9%) as their main coaching specialty.

Additionally, two-thirds (66%) of managers/leaders using coaching skills are female and 34% are male.

2016 ICF Global Coaching StudyWomen and Coaching

2016 ICF Global Coaching Study

Learn more, access the Executive Summary and purchase the Final Report at Coachfederation.org/2016study.

THE STUDY

15,380 respondentsfrom 137 countries

Approximately 53,300coach practitioners worldwide

$2.356 billion USDestimated 2015 global revenue from coaching

P E R S P E C T I V E S F R O M T H E