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According to the Youth Index, gaps between young people and adults remain large, but the trend is positive

Wednesday, 19 August 20203158 views
According to the Youth Index, gaps between young people and adults remain large, but the trend is positive

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The Youth Index, a statistical tool for monitoring youth policies developed by the Independent Think Tank “Expert-Grup” with support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), shows that inequalities between young people and adults in Moldova have eased slightly in recent years but remain considerable.

The index ranges from 0 (perfect equality) to 1 (maximum inequality). It fell from 0.60 in 2015 to 0.54 in 2018. The widest gaps are in health, crime and participation in political and decision-making processes. The number of young voters fell by 32% in 2019 compared with 2015, while adult voters rose by 23%. Young councillors increased from 10% to 15.4% of those elected, yet this does not close the gap. Young people are also over-represented among prisoners and in sexually transmitted infections.

Economic activity showed clear progress between 2015 and 2019: long-term unemployment (over 12 months) became equal for young people and adults by 2019. However, youth emigration remains much higher than adult emigration. The index was produced under a joint fund involving the Ministry of Education, Culture and Research, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and UNFPA.

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