Central America July 2026
~120k
Questions answered
over 12 months- /
~40
Organizations
These insights represent ~120k questions answered from ~40 organizations, collected between July 2025 and June 2026.
To ensure accuracy and stability of Emerging benchmarks we may use statistical sampling methods. Read more about the methodology.
Data provided by Culture Amp
Most represented industries in this benchmark
Computer Software, Nonprofit Organization Management, Wholesale, Defense & Space, Financial Services, Hospitality, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, Utilities, Sports
Reported gender breakdown
Male
56%
Female
44%
Are employees committed to their organizations?
Engaged people are emotionally committed to their organization. These people stay at their organizations longer and are more productive and effective. Successful organizations have more engaged employees.
79% of Central America employees are engaged
This is in the top 29% compared with other regions.
The median eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 41 and is in the top 2% compared with other regions.
How does Central America compare?
People in Central America were much more positive than average regarding Leadership, Innovation, and Company Performance.
People working in Central America are more engaged than Benelux, Central Europe, DACH, and Nordic.
The highest scoring question for Central America had 92% of people agreeing that they know how their work contributes to the goals of %[Company]% (+3% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Inclusion.
People in Central America were generally least favourable about Action, and were most negative towards 'Generally, the right people are rewarded and recognized at %[Company]%' with 15% of people disagreeing (+3% above average).
How long do people stay?
In the short term, 17% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (-2% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 7% of people see themselves leaving within two years (-3% compared to overall).
Understanding Tenure distributions
Tenure describes how long an employee has worked for their company: we know through our research that newly hired employees tend to be more positive than their tenured counterparts. Positivity declines sharply before bottoming out between two to six years, then rises slightly for those that remain.
The tenure composition of a benchmark can influence overall scores.
Tenure distributions
Less than 3 months
6%
3 months to 6 months
5%
6 months to less than 1 year
12%
1 to less than 2 years
16%
2 to less than 4 years
15%
4 to less than 6 years
6%
6 to less than 10 years
11%
Greater than 10 years
29%