Question: India has been ranked at which of the following position in recently published Global Youth Development Index (YDI) by the Commonwealth Secretariat?
(a) 106th
(b) 95th
(c) 133rd
(d) 125th
Ans: (c)
Related facts:
- In October 2016 London based Commonwealth Secretariat has released the 2016 Global Youth Development Index (YDI).
- There are 183 countries in the 2016 Global Youth Development Index (YDI).
- The Global Youth Development Index report measures countries’ prospects for young people in employment, education, health, civic and political spheres.
- The top 10 countries on the index are Germany (1), Denmark (2), Switzerland (4), United Kingdom (5), Netherlands (6), Austria (7), Luxembourg (8), Portugal (9) – with Australia (3) and Japan (10).
- The last five countries are Central African Republic (183rd ), Chad (183rd ), Cote d ‘Ivoire (181st ), Niger (180th ), Equatorial Guinea (179th ) and Guinea-Bissau (178th ).
- India has been ranked 133rd out of 183 countries with score of 0.548.
- Among the India’s neighboring countries Nepal has been ranked (77th ), Bhutan (69th ) and Sri Lanka (31st ), Bangladesh(154th) and Pakistan (154th)
- In terms of employment opportunities, India lags behind the rest of the world significantly, ranking 152nd.
Reference:
http://cmydiprod.uksouth.cloudapp.azure.com/sites/default/files/2016-10/2016%20Global%20Youth%20Development%20Index%20and%20Report.pdf
http://youthdevelopmentindex.org/