SA is ranked 131st on the 2020 Global Youth Development Index, which measures the status of young people in 181 countries around the world.
, which was released by the Commonwealth Secretariat on Monday. It was followed by Slovenia, Norway, Malta and Denmark.The index ranks countries between 0.00 and 1.00 according to the developments in youth education, employment, health, equality and inclusion, peace and security, and political and civic participation. It looks at 27 indicators including literacy and voting to showcase the state of the world’s 1.8-billion people between the ages of 15 and 29.
Overall, the index shows advances in youth’s participation in peace processes and their education, employment, inclusion and health care since 2010.Levels of underemployed youth and those not in school, training or work remained constant.
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