2016 Global Youth Development Index: Results and Analysis Figure 2.14  Regional YDI change in Central America and the Caribbean, 2010–2015 2 17 Improvement 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 Civic Participation Education 0.3 Employment & Opportunity 0.2 Health & Well-being Political Participation 0.1 17 Improved YDI overall score 0 2010 2 Deteriorated Source: Commonwealth Secretariat 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Source: Commonwealth Secretariat population. Europe’s overall population is ageing and that trend is forecast to intensify. All of the European countries are either high or very high YDI countries, except Montenegro, which is in the medium YDI category. When overall YDI scores are compared, Europe is the second-best-performing region in the world. Its youth development levels are better than the global average in all YDI domains. Figure 2.15 shows the regional YDI change in Europe between 2010 and 2015. Europe registered improvement in all five domains. Youth development in Europe improved by approximately 3 per cent between 2010 and 2015. Almost all of this change was caused by the large improvements in the Political Participation and Civic Participation domains. Of the 37 countries measured, 86 per cent improved their YDI scores while six countries registered minor deteriorations between 2010 and Figure 2.15  Regional YDI change in Europe, 2010–2015 6 31 Improvement 1 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 Civic Participation Education Employment & Opportunity Health & Well-being Political Participation YDI overall score 0.4 0.3 0.2 31 Improved 6 Deteriorated Source: Commonwealth Secretariat 0.1 0 2010 2011 Source: Commonwealth Secretariat 2012 2013 2014 2015 \ 49