Report Affirms China’s Youth Development

The International Youth Sustainable Development Index Report 2021 shows that China ranks 23rd among 85 countries in the development of young people. This ranking is higher than the country’s position on both the per capita GDP and UNDP’S Human Development Index.

The report was conducted by China Youth and Children Research Center, China International Youth Exchange Center, the Center for Youth Moral Education at Tsinghua University, and the Research Center for Contemporary China at Peking University. It is based on 17 indicators in five domains: health and well-being, education, employment and opportunity, family and society, and civic participation.

The top 10 countries include four Asian countries (Singapore, Israel, Bahrain, and Kuwait), five European countries (Norway, Belgium, Denmark, Iceland, and Austria), and one country from Oceania (Australia). In terms of development level, the top 10 countries include eight developed countries and two developing countries.