2016 Global Youth Development Index: Results and Analysis
Figure 2.14 Regional YDI change in Central America and the Caribbean, 2010–2015
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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
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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
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