The World of Youth
Some statistics for consideration...
Young Population
42% of the global population – Four in 10 people – are aged under 25. 16% of the global population or 1.6 billion young people are 15 to 24 years old.
Education
In 2016, 263 million children were out of school, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). Many of those children are out of school because of conflict. According to the UNHCR, over half of the world’s refugees are children.
Digital World
Across the world, young people aged between 18 and 36 use the internet more than older generations. Access to the internet is a critical factor in lifting populations out of poverty and ensuring economic growth and prosperity.
Young people’s increased use of the internet is good news, because in the future work will depend heavily on technology.
Almost two thirds (65%) of children entering primary schools today will end up in a job that doesn’t yet exist. Technology will be at the heart of most of tomorrow’s jobs, and computing and advanced technological skills, such as knowledge of artificial intelligence, will be highly sought after.
Far from being fearful of an uncertain future, the majority of young people are optimistic about the impact of technology and innovation. According to the World Economic Forum Global Shapers Survey, 78.6% think technology is “creating” as opposed to “destroying” (21.4%) jobs.
In addition, they are keen to be part of the new world of work. They think that having a “start-up ecosystem” and “entrepreneurship” are the keys to giving young people a future.
Climate Change
In a 2017 survey, young people are of the opinion that climate change and destruction of nature as the most serious global issue and 90% believe that humans are responsible for this.
source : https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/08/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-worlds-young-people-in-7-charts/