To be fair that's not really how skills work.
If you spammed into the breach for '12 hours' and didn't get an enlighten or skillful, your strategy for skilling sounds inadequate. Most likely you did not get any improvement after those 12 hours, so you wouldn't want to see the 32% as you say, because it'd be 32% still after 12 hours. Next time, I'd recommend switching up the strategy after 40 minutes to prevent yourself from getting an aneurysm.
In terms of sharpen and mend you'll get there eventually, but if you aren't seeing the enlightens you're just getting some bad luck. My guess is since Keila made skill learning easier already this wipe, I doubt they would make another push in this direction.