Youth Progress Index
Measuring young people's quality of life globally!
The Youth Progress Index is one of the first instruments developed to give the full story of what life is like for a young person today, independent of economic indicators.
It brings together reliable, relevant data to give each country a score on how well different countries meet Basic Human Needs, Foundations of Wellbeing, and Opportunity.
Youth Progress Index 2025
The Youth Progress Index 2025 provides you a deep dive into the state of young people’s wellbeing, access to rights, and quality of living.
You can find out what it's like to be a young person today, which countries managed to improve the living conditions for young people between 2011-2024 and which on the other hand haven't made any progress.
Knowledge is power!
By measuring a range of key criteria, the Youth Progress Index provides a unique insight into the progress countries are making to empower their young people.
Through the Youth Progress Index, we can find out the answers to important questions:
- Are young people able to exercise their socioeconomic and political rights?
- Do they live in a community where they feel included?
- Do they have access to housing?
Once we understand what life is like for a young person in different contexts around the world, we can start to better understand what policies work and what needs to change.
Key Documents and Resources
Open Research studies and publications
Related news
Young people and global action at the 2024 Summit of the Future
At the Summit of the Future, world leaders adopted the Pact for the Future and the Declaration on Future Generations, focused on young people’s role in global decision-making and dived into our recommendation for a UN Convention on Youth Rights and the Youth Progress Index.
Europe: frozen progress for young people in the past 10 years
New data published today by the European Youth Forum and the Social Progress Imperative find that Europe made very little progress since 2011 on youth rights and wellbeing, and no progress at all since 2018.