Indicators

General Demographic Information
-National definition of youth
-Existence of National Youth Policy
-Bodies responsible
-Perhaps there should be some sort of study on what most countries define as ‘youth’ - which differs on a national, regional and international level!
-Number of young people who were born of people living in nuclear/extended family settings
-Percentage of young people disaggregated by age group - 15 to 19, 20 to 24
-Existence of a National Youth Policy

Hunger and Poverty
-Young people without access to basic means of survival
-Young people dependent on welfare for basic subsistence
-Young people without access to essential nutrition

Education
-Enrolment rate of children into schools
-Average school-leaving age
-Secondary education completion rate
-Reasons for school drop-out
-Prevalence of programs
-School-sending assistance program provided by government
-School-sending assistance program provided by other actors
-Education programs targeted for girls
-Compulsory education age and enforcement
-Nonformal and informal educational opportunities

Employment
-Education-to-employment transition length
-Education-to-employment links
-Legal age of employment
-Child labour
-Rate of irregular employment
-Youth-specific employment legislation
-Mean monthly wage compared to country’s mean monthly wage
-Young people in meaningful employment
-Employment programs specific to young people

Globalization
-Number of young people employed in multinational companies
-Number of young people in contact with other cultures in a holistic environment
-Number of young people trafficked - countries as states of origin, transit and destination
-Number of young people involved in the sending of remittances

Here, we propose the creation of a new area - that of migration,as we believe that this vital issue should not be regarded solely as a sub-section of globalization but as a priority area in its own right

Migration
-Environmental migration
-Number of internally displaced youth
-Number of arrivals of young people in other states
-Reasons of migration for young people
-Percentage of young people acquiring refugee status in host countries compared to other adults
-Special programs for migrant youth
-Number of conflict-caused migrants, economic migrants
-Economic-stimulated mobility
-Link between migration and the spreading of disease
-Compliance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child General Comment 6, specifically on detention of irregular migrant youth

Environment
-Percentage of youth living in environmentally precarious conditions
-Knowledge on environmental issues / Existence of environmental education programs, including peer education
-Young people involved in environmental protection activities

Leisure
-Access to sports programs
-Availability of recreational space
-Availability of leisure-time programs for at-risk youth

Participation
-Existence of a governmental body responsible for youth issues
-Existence of an independent youth-representation body
-Existence of a consultation system for young people

ICTs
-Rate of young people utilizing ICTs in education
-Rate of young people utilizing ICTs to communicate with young people in other countries
-Rates of access to ICTs disaggregated by socio-economic factors, namely migration and income

Intergenerational Relations
-Life expectancy of different generations
-Young people living in nuclear families
-Young people living in (vertically) extended families
-Young people required to provide financial means for older members of the family
-Programs bringing young and old people together, governmental and non-governmental

Health
-Knowledge of methods of self-protection (sexual health)
-Availability of basic health care
-Availability of safe drinking water
-Causes of death of young people by socio-economic status
-Access to basic eye care
-Exposure to harmful substances, specifically in employment

Drug Abuse
-Reported rates of drug abuse amongst young people
-Types of drugs used within the state
-Mean age of drug use within ‘youth’ age bracket
-Existence of drug prevention programs
-Existence of awareness on all types of drugs
-Youth at risk of drug abuse

Juvenile Delinquency
-Specific legislation on criminal procedures when young people are involved (penalties)
-Existence of juvenile judges and special courts
-Existence of juvenile detention / prison
-Compliance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child General Comment 10
-Number of convictions of young people
-Number of convictions of young people further disaggregated into categories - first generation, second generation, third generation; Asia, Africa, Americas, etc

Girls and Young Women
-Rate of prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation (all types)
-Number of girls married by age 24
-Legal age of marriage
-Number of girls in sexual slavery
-Legal protection for young girls {may include provisions in nationality legislation}
-Maternity care available

Youth in Conflict
-Number of young people involved in militia groups
-Youth radicalization
-Young people affected by land mines
-Young people involved in radical groups
-Young people involved in non-state militia
-Age of suffrage, existence of universal suffrage
-Young people as victims
-Young people as perpetrators
-Young people in situations of cultural/religious tension / violence

HIV/Aids
-Rate of prevalence
-Main causes {sexual transmission/sharing needles etc}
-Rate of prevalence in pregnant young women
-Availability of HIV tests
-Availability of anti-retroviral drugs
-Rate of prevalence within socio-economically deprived groups of youth

GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
1. Total youth population 15-24 years old
2. Youth as a percentage of the total population
3. Percentage of youth who are ever married

III. HUNGER AND POVERTY
13. Percentage of severely underweight youth
14. Percentage of underweight youth
15. Percentage of young people living in absolute poverty
16. Percentage of young people living in poverty

I. EDUCATION
4. Youth literacy rates
5. Gross enrolment ratio for secondary education
6. Net enrolment rate for secondary education
7. Gross enrolment rates for tertiary education
8. Transition rate to general secondary education

II. EMPLOYMENT
9. Youth unemployment rates
10. Ratio of youth to adult unemployment rates
11. Youth employment-to-population ratios
12. Youth labour force participation rates

XI. GLOBALIZATION
32. Ratio of international youth to adult migrants
33. Internationally mobile students in tertiary education by host country

V. ENVIRONMENT
Core Indicators
22. Percentage of youth severely deprived of water
23. Percentage of youth severely deprived of sanitation
24. Percentage of youth severely deprived of shelter

VIII. LEISURE

X. PARTICIPATION
29. Voting Age
30. Legal minimum age of marriage without parental consent
31. Existence of a National Youth Council

XII. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
34. Proportion of young people who used a computer in the last 12 months
35. Proportion of young people who used the Internet in the last 12 months

XV. INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS
40. Median age of population

IV. HEALTH
17. Adolescent fertility as a percentage of total fertility
18. Percentage of married or in-union young women currently using modern contraception
19. Maternal mortality ratio
20. Top 3 reported deaths by cause for youth
21. Probability, for a 15-year old, of dying before age 25

VI. DRUG ABUSE
25. Lifetime prevalence rates of drug abuse among youth

VII. JUVENILE DELINQUENCY
26. Rate of convicted children admitted to closed institutions
27. Age at which people are held liable as adults for transgression of the law

IX. GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN
Core Indicator
28. Percentage of all women who have undergone female genital cutting
[NB: This indicator is in addition to gender disaggregated data included in all priorty areas]

XIV. ARMED CONFLICT
39. Estimated number of youth refugees by country of origin

XIII. HIV/AIDS
36. HIV prevalence rate among youth
37. Percentage of youth with comprehensive correct knowledge of HIV/AIDS
38. Percentage of youth who used a condom at last high-risk sex