The EU Youth Monitor - The EU Youth Dashboard - The EU Youth Strategy

The EU Youth Monitor is based on the EU Youth Dashboard , composed of 41 indicators covering all eight fields of action of the EU Youth Strategy.
It is updated regularly, on the basis of data provided by Eurostat or Eurobarometer surveys.
The Monitor provides information from 2010 onwards, where available.

Contextual Indicators

• Youth population
• Ratio of young people in population
• Mean age of young people leaving parental household

Education & Training
This information is extracted from the Education and Training Monitor, and its presentation differs from the other indicators

• Early leavers from education and training
• Low achievers in reading
• Low achievers in mathematics
• Low achievers in science
• Tertiary education attainment
• Young people 20-24 having completed at least upper secondary education

Employment & Entrepreneurship

• Youth unemployment rate
• Long-term youth unemployment rate
• Youth unemployment ratio
• Self-employed youth
• Young people wanting to set up their own business
• Young employees with a temporary contract

Health & Well-being

• Cause of death of young people - suicide
• Self-reported cannabis use in the past year

Social Inclusion

• At risk of poverty or exclusion rate for young people (18-24)
• At-risk-of-poverty rate (18-24)
• Severe material deprivation rate (18-24)
• Living in households with very low work intensity (18-24)
• Self-reported unmet need for medical care (18-24)
• Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET)

Culture & Creativity

• Participation in amateur artistic activities
• Participation in cultural activities
• Participation in sports clubs
• Participation in leisure time or youth organisations
• Participation in cultural organisations
• Learning at least two languages

Youth Participation

• Participation in international youth cooperation activities
• Participation of young people in local, regional, national, or European parliamentary elections
• Young people (18-30) elected to the European Parliament
• Young people using internet for interaction with public authorities
• Young people using internet for accessing or posting opinions on websites for discussing civic and political issues

Voluntary Activities

• Young people's engagement in voluntary activities
• Share of young people making a voluntary contribution to their local community
• Share of young people who have stayed abroad to volunteer
• Formal recognition for taking part in voluntary activities

Youth & the World

• Participation in non-governmental organisations
• Participation in climate change or global warming organisations
• Participation in human rights or development organisations

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