Inclusivity Benchmark 2026: How Employees Rate Inclusivity at Work

Inclusivity scores 8.00 out of 10 in CultureMonkey's 2026 benchmark, 15th of 22 engagement drivers, with a 0.15 correlation to eNPS (20th strongest of 22).

Based on ~111,000 survey answers.Q3 2026 dataLast updated: October 2026

Industries, regions and company sizes appear here only when they have at least 3 companies for Inclusivity, so this page can list fewer than the parent's segment tables. Industry rankings cover the 14 industries with a full driver breakdown.

SNAPSHOT

Inclusivity benchmark for 2026 at a glance

Score
8.00 / 10
Link to eNPS (r)
0.15
20th strongest of 22
Top quartile starts at
8.40

Inclusivity has fewer survey answers than most drivers (~111,000), so treat these figures as indicative.

How far the top quartile sits above the Inclusivity score

All companies today8.00
Top quartile starts at8.40
6.00Driver score, 0 to 10 scale, axis truncated at 6.00 so differences are visible10.00
All-company scoreTop-quartile threshold
A company needs an Inclusivity score of 8.40 or higher to reach the top quartile, against an all-company score of 8.00.
INDUSTRIES

How employees rate Inclusivity across industries

Inclusivity by industry

Technology8.14
Manufacturing8.05
Finance8.01
6.00Driver score, 0 to 10 scale, axis truncated at 6.00 so differences are visible10.00
This segmentAll companies 8.00
Industries with enough answers to report, highest first. Each bar runs to that segment's score. The upright tick on every bar is the all-company score for this driver, and the figure under each bar is its distance from that score. Only industries with enough answers to report are shown.

See employee engagement scores for every industry.

BREAKDOWN

Inclusivity scores by region and company size

How Inclusivity varies by region

North America8.22
Europe8.07
APAC8.01
6.00Driver score, 0 to 10 scale, axis truncated at 6.00 so differences are visible10.00
This segmentAll companies 8.00
Regions with enough answers to report, highest first. Each dot marks one segment's score on a shared scale. The upright line is the all-company score for this driver, so the further a dot sits from it, the further that segment is from the benchmark. Regions are ordered highest to lowest.

How Inclusivity changes as companies get bigger

7.868.108.09
SMB (100 to 499)Mid-Market (500 to 1,999)Enterprise (2,000+)
6.00Driver score, 0 to 10 scale, axis truncated at 6.00 so differences are visible10.00
This segmentAll companies 8.00
Company sizes with enough answers to report, smallest first. Each column is one segment's score. The dashed line is the all-company score for this driver, so a column above the line scores higher than the benchmark and one below it scores lower. Company sizes run from the smallest headcount band to the largest.

See employee engagement by region and by company size.

Next in the ranking: Leadership ranks just above Inclusivity, and Communication just below.

Related drivers: Diversity.

QUESTIONS

Common questions about the Inclusivity benchmark

What is a good inclusivity score?

An Inclusivity score of 8.40 or higher puts a company in the top quartile of CultureMonkey's 2026 benchmark. The all-company Inclusivity score is 8.00 out of 10, 15th of 22 drivers.

Which industries score highest and lowest on inclusivity?

Of the industries with enough answers to report, Technology scores highest on Inclusivity at 8.14 and Finance lowest at 8.01.

How strongly does inclusivity affect eNPS?

Inclusivity has a 0.15 correlation with eNPS, 20th strongest of the 22 drivers and a weak link on CultureMonkey's scale (below 0.35 is weak). It measures how closely the two move together across benchmark segments and does not prove that one causes the other.

What does the inclusivity driver measure in an employee engagement survey?

Whether everyone feels they belong and can contribute as themselves. That is how CultureMonkey defines Inclusivity, one of 22 engagement drivers scored from 0 to 10.

How does the inclusivity score differ between regions?

Of the regions with enough answers to report, North America scores highest on Inclusivity at 8.22 and APAC lowest at 8.01.

How does the inclusivity score differ by company size?

Of the company sizes with enough answers to report, mid-market companies (500 to 1,999 employees) score highest on Inclusivity at 8.10, and SMB companies (100 to 499 employees) lowest at 7.86.

How does the inclusivity score compare with other engagement drivers?

Inclusivity ranks 15th of 22 engagement drivers on score at 8.00, below Leadership (8.04) and above Communication (7.94). On its link to eNPS it ranks 20th of 22.

What is the average inclusivity score?

Across CultureMonkey's 2026 benchmark, the average Inclusivity score is 8.00 out of 10, based on ~111,000 survey answers. It is the mean of company-level Inclusivity scores.

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