14 \ Global Youth Development Index and Report 2016 Table 1.2  YDI indicators by domain Domain Indicator Description Source Education Enrolment in secondary education Total (gross) enrolment in secondary education, any age, as percentage of population of official secondary education age UNESCO Literacy rate Percentage of 15–24-year-olds who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on everyday life UNESCO Digital native rate Percentage of 15–24-year-olds with five years or more experience using the internet International Telecommunications Union Youth mortality rate Mortality rate per 100,000 of 15–29-year-olds Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation Mental disorder rate Years of Life Lost (YLL) due to mental disorder per 100,000 of 15–29-year-olds Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) Alcohol abuse rate YLLs due to alcohol abuse per 100,000 of 15–29-year-olds GBD Drug abuse rate YLLs due to drug abuse per 100,000 of 15–29-year-olds GBD HIV rate Percentage of 15–24-year-olds infected with HIV World Bank Score on Global Wellbeing Index Gallup weighted score of well-being in five domains – purpose, social, financial, community and physical – among 15–29-yearolds Gallup World Poll NEET rate Percentage of 15–29-year-olds who are Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) International Labour Organization, World Bank, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Youth unemployment ratio Ratio of youth (aged 15–24) unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate UN data Adolescent fertility rate Births per 1,000 female 15–19-year-olds World Bank Existence of account at a financial institution Percentage of 15–24-year-olds with an account at a formal financial institution World Bank Findex Existence of a national youth policy 1 = existing youth policy, 0.5 = youth policy in development or draft, 0 = no youth policy Youth Policy Labs Existence of voter education conducted nationally 1 = continuously, 0.5 = election time only, 0.25 = at other times, 0 = no information or not applicable ACE Electoral Knowledge Network Voiced opinion to official Percentage 15–29-year-olds answering ‘yes’ to questions on expressing political views Gallup World Poll Volunteered time Percentage 15–29-year-olds answering ‘yes’ to questions on volunteering Gallup World Poll Helped a stranger Percentage 15–29-year-olds answering ‘yes’ to questions on helping a stranger Gallup World Poll Health and Well-being Employment and Opportunity Political Participation Civic Participation

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