Annexes Table A2.8  Indicators and weights used in the YDI Domain Indicator Indicator weight Education Enrolment in secondary education (gross) Literacy rate (15–24) Employment and Opportunity Political Participation Civic Participation 7.50% Youth mortality rate 10.00% Mental disorder rate by years of life lost (YLL) (15–29) 3.00% Alcohol abuse rate by YLL (15–29) 3.00% Drug abuse rate by YLL (15–29) 3.00% HIV rate (15–24) 3.00% Score on Global Well-Being Index (15–29) 3.00% Youth not in education, employment or training (NEET) rate 10.00% Ratio of youth (15–24) unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate, 5.00% Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women aged 15–19) 5.00% Existence of an account at a formal financial institution, young adults (% aged 15–24) 5.00% Existence of a youth policy 5.00% Existence of voter education 5.00% Voiced opinion to official (15–24) (yes) (%) 5.00% Volunteered time (15–24) (yes) (%) 5.00% Helped a stranger (15–24) (yes) (%) 5.00% A2.6  YDI aggregation and calculation Once data have been banded and weights assigned, the final stage is to multiply each banded indicator with its corresponding weight and add 25% 10.00% Digital natives (15–24) Health and Well-being 7.50% Domain weight 25% 25% 15% 10% each country’s performance to arrive at an overall score. Final scores are calculated by combining scores for individual domains into the overall YDI (Figure A2.3). \ 145