WorldSkills chronology
The movement that began in Madrid in 1950 now unites over 85 countries. Below is the full list of world championships.
- 49
- world championships
- 1950
- the first
- 2028
- scheduled
1950‑lar
81950MadridSpainIVTO
1951MadridSpainIVTO
1953MadridSpainIVTO
1955MadridSpainIVTO
1956MadridSpainIVTO
1957MadridSpainIVTO
1958BrusselsBelgiumIVTO
1959ModenaItalyIVTO
1960‑lar
101960BarcelonaSpainIVTO
1961DuisburgWest GermanyIVTO
1962GijónSpainIVTO
1963DublinIrelandIVTO
1964LisbonPortugalIVTO
1965GlasgowUnited KingdomIVTO
1966UtrechtNetherlandsIVTO
1967MadridSpainIVTO
1968BernSwitzerlandIVTO
1969BrusselsBelgiumIVTO
1970‑lar
71970TokyoJapanIVTO
1971GijónSpainIVTO
1973MunichWest GermanyIVTO
1975MadridSpainIVTO
1977UtrechtNetherlandsIVTO
1978BusanSouth KoreaIVTO
1979CorkIrelandIVTO
1980‑lar
51981AtlantaUnited StatesIVTO
1983LinzAustriaIVTO
1985OsakaJapanIVTO
1988SydneyAustraliaIVTO
1989BirminghamUnited KingdomIVTO
1990‑lar
51991AmsterdamNetherlandsIVTO
1993TaipeiChinese TaipeiIVTO
1995LyonFranceIVTO
1997St. GallenSwitzerlandIVTO
1999MontrealCanada
2000‑lar
52001SeoulSouth Korea
2003St. GallenSwitzerland
2005HelsinkiFinland
2007ShizuokaJapan
2009CalgaryCanada
2010‑lar
52011LondonUnited Kingdom
2013LeipzigGermany
2015São PauloBrazil
2017Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates
2019KazanRussia
2020‑lar
42022Multiple locations / 26 cities15 countries and regions
2024LyonFrance
2026ShanghaiChina
2028AichiJapan
International calendar
National and regional championships across the WorldSkills International network — 2025–2028.