Employee engagement benchmarks by region
CultureMonkey's Q3 2026 data shows APAC and LATAM share the highest score of any region, both at 8.22 on the 0-10 engagement scale. All 5 tracked regions are listed below.
All 5 regions, ranked
Every region in CultureMonkey's data, sorted by engagement score, with eNPS and movement alongside.
| 01APACLeader | 8.22 | +32 | ▼︎ −0.09 | ▼︎ −0.16 |
| 02LATAM | 8.22 | +32 | ▲︎ +0.19 | ▼︎ −0.05 |
| 03MEA | 8.14 | +24 | ▼︎ −0.12 | ▲︎ +0.71 |
| 04North America | 7.90 | +14 | ▲︎ +0.19 | ▲︎ +0.42 |
| 05Europe | 7.67 | +8 | ▲︎ +0.04 | ▲︎ +0.24 |
Engagement × eNPS
Across the 5 regions with both measures in CultureMonkey's Q3 2026 data, engagement and eNPS mostly move together, but not in lockstep: APAC leads engagement while LATAM leads eNPS.
In CultureMonkey's Q3 2026 benchmarks, APAC and LATAM are level at the top of all regions, both scoring 8.22 on the 0-10 scale and posting an eNPS of +32 each. LATAM follows at 8.22.
Buckets compare each region's mean to the top and bottom quartile of all benchmark companies.
How the leading regions have moved, year by year
Engagement scores by year (0-10 scale) for the 5 highest-scoring regions with at least three years of data, 2021 to 2026 (2026 is year-to-date through Q3 2026). LATAM has gained the most year over year (+0.19); MEA has slipped the most (−0.12).
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Data table, engagement (0-10) by year
| Region | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APAC | 8.11 | 8.27 | 8.48 | 8.25 | 8.39 | 8.30 | 8.22 |
| LATAM | 7.50 | 7.60 | 8.30 | 8.23 | 8.21 | 8.40 | 8.22 |
| MEA | 8.18 | 8.00 | 8.23 | 8.23 | 8.35 | 8.23 | 8.14 |
| North America | 8.18 | 7.95 | 8.07 | 7.80 | 7.92 | 8.11 | 7.90 |
| Europe | 8.75 | 7.87 | 8.29 | 7.75 | 7.71 | 7.75 | 7.67 |
Drivers, and where each region scores by company size
How every region scores on each engagement driver, where each one is strongest and weakest, and a company size-by-region view of the headline score.
Every region on every driver
Driver score (0-10) for each region across all 22 engagement drivers, ordered by the all-company driver score. Colour is relative to the cells shown; hover a tile to compare with all companies. Rewards is the lowest-scoring driver in 4 of 5 regions.
| Region | Onboarding | Purpose Alignment | Social Connection | Manager Support | Culture | Job Satisfaction | Management | Meaningful Work | Autonomy | Engagement | Innovation | Work Environment | Involvement | Leadership | Inclusivity | Communication | Diversity | Growth & Development | Wellness | Work-Life Balance | Recognition | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APAC | 8.77 | 8.56 | 8.48 | 8.27 | 8.35 | 8.25 | 8.36 | 8.34 | 8.37 | 8.15 | 8.33 | 8.26 | 8.12 | 8.24 | 8.01 | 8.16 | 8.04 | 8.10 | 8.00 | 7.71 | 7.85 | 7.27 |
| LATAM | 8.62 | 8.48 | 8.33 | 8.48 | 6.20 | 6.50 | 8.53 | 8.49 | 8.60 | 7.90 | 7.62 | 8.27 | 8.11 | 8.08 | 7.53 | 8.15 | 6.00 | 7.88 | 7.85 | 8.14 | 7.83 | 6.89 |
| MEA | 8.77 | 8.48 | 8.26 | 8.31 | 7.97 | 8.00 | 8.30 | 8.46 | 8.21 | 8.17 | 8.18 | 8.11 | 8.12 | 8.10 | 7.95 | 8.11 | 8.50 | 7.93 | 7.84 | 7.87 | 7.75 | 7.09 |
| North America | 8.94 | 8.24 | 8.23 | 8.78 | 8.30 | 8.94 | 8.20 | 8.25 | 8.11 | 7.58 | 7.84 | 7.91 | 7.73 | 7.75 | 8.22 | 7.78 | 8.40 | 7.60 | 7.71 | 7.68 | 7.37 | 6.91 |
| Europe | 8.50 | 7.99 | 8.18 | 8.39 | 8.29 | 8.07 | 8.01 | 7.91 | 7.95 | 7.61 | 7.77 | 7.83 | 7.87 | 7.57 | 8.07 | 7.50 | 8.12 | 7.50 | 7.43 | 7.56 | 7.42 | 6.92 |
Strongest driver by region
What each region does best.
Biggest opportunity by region
The lowest-scoring driver in each region, the first place to look for gains.
Company sizes within regions
Engagement (0-10) for every company size × region pairing, coloured by quartile among the cells shown.
| Region | Micro (<100) | SMB (100-500) | Mid-Market (500-2000) | Enterprise (2000+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APAC | 7.93 | 8.26 | 8.17 | 8.34 |
| LATAM | 7.71 | 8.60 | 8.24 | 8.16 |
| MEA | 7.12 | 8.15 | 8.31 | 8.11 |
| North America | 7.42 | 8.12 | 7.77 | 7.97 |
| Europe | 7.45 | 7.63 | 7.63 | 7.81 |
Who's rising, who's slipping
Year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter movement for every region with both periods of data.
| Region | YoY ↓︎ | QoQ | Now (0-10) |
|---|---|---|---|
| LATAM | ▲︎ +0.19 | ▼︎ −0.05 | 8.22 |
| North America | ▲︎ +0.19 | ▲︎ +0.42 | 7.90 |
| Europe | ▲︎ +0.04 | ▲︎ +0.24 | 7.67 |
| APAC | ▼︎ −0.09 | ▼︎ −0.16 | 8.22 |
| MEA | ▼︎ −0.12 | ▲︎ +0.71 | 8.14 |
YoY compares full-year 2026 to 2025; QoQ compares Q3 2026 to the previous quarter. Shown where both periods have data.
Methodology
The research team behind these benchmarks. Every published figure is re-derived from the source survey data independently of the pipeline that builds these pages, then compared value by value. Nothing ships while a check disagrees.
Frequently asked questions
APAC and LATAM are level at the top of all regions in CultureMonkey's Q3 2026 benchmarks, both at 8.22 on the 0-10 scale. Europe is lowest at 7.67. Both post an eNPS of +32 on the −100..+100 scale.
Europe has the lowest engagement score of the 5 regions in CultureMonkey's Q3 2026 benchmarks, at 7.67 on the 0-10 scale, with an eNPS of +8. That is 0.55 points below APAC at the top. The drivers behind the gap are broken out by region further up this page.
MEA is one of the regions in CultureMonkey's benchmark to decline year over year, at 8.14 on the 0-10 scale, −0.12 versus 2025. Quarter on quarter it moved +0.71.
Each region's score is the mean of company-level engagement scores for CultureMonkey customers classified in that region, computed from anonymised survey data. Engagement is reported on a 0-10 scale; eNPS = % Promoters (9-10) − % Detractors (0-6) on the recommend question, giving −100..+100. The Q3 2026 Edition draws on around 11 million responses across 19 industries and 5 regions since 2021 Q3; headline figures use complete data through Q3 2026.
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