Ghana’s Equality and Inclusion ranked 170 out of 183 countries in Global Youth Development Index
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
Global Youth Development Index Update 2023 has ranked Ghana’s Equality and Inclusion as 170th out of 183 countries.
Discussion of the data on Equality and Inclusion from the report
4.3 Equality and Inclusion
The Equality and Inclusion domain recorded an improvement of 2.2 per cent from 2010 to 2022, driven by a 6.4 per cent improvement in the average score on the economic marginalisation indicator. Improvements on economic marginalisation mean that, on average, more youth are being pulled out of extreme poverty and thus have improved opportunities for economic
security and inclusion. Two of the Equality and Inclusion indicators that measure gender parity have improved since 2010; one has deteriorated. Gender parity in NEET improved by 3.9 per cent and gender parity in literacy by 2.1 per cent, whereas gender parity in safety and security deteriorated by 1.3 per cent.
The change in gender parity in safety and security was marginal over the decade, with young men around the world reporting significantly higher feelings of safety in their community than was the case for young women. The gender gap in feelings of safety is widest in the world’s most peaceful countries (IEP, 2018). Figure 4.5 shows the 2010 and 2022 scores in Equality and Inclusion, as well as on each of its component indicators.
Worldwide, 142 countries improved in Equality and Inclusion, and 41 deteriorated, resulting in all world regions recording an overall improvement. Guinea had the largest improvement globally, followed by Burkina Faso, Chad, Ethiopia and Cambodia. Yemen had the largest deterioration, followed by Syria, Algeria, Hungary, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Figure 4.6 shows the change in each region’s average Equality and Inclusion score from 2010 to 2022. South Asia had the largest improvement, with its score rising by 5.26 per cent, as all of its countries experienced improvements. It was followed by Sub-Saharan Africa and South America.
North America and Europe experienced the smallest improvements, with both regions recording increases of less than 1.00 per cent. Both countries of North America registered modest improvements, but more than a third of the countries of Europe registered a deterioration in Equality and Inclusion. The most substantial deteriorations in Europe were recorded in Hungary, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, both of whose scores fell by more than 5.0 per cent.
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SOURCE: Coverghana.com.gh
