The key findings of the 2020 YDI are that:
- The global average youth development score improved by 3.1 per cent between 2010 and 2018.
- Singapore had the highest level of youth development on the 2020 YDI, followed by Slovenia, Norway, Malta and Sweden.
- Chad had the lowest level, followed by Central African Republic, Niger, Afghanistan and South Sudan.
- Of the 181 countries included on the 2020 YDI, 156, or 86 per cent, recorded improvements in the eightyear period.
- The top five risers from 2010 to 2018 were Afghanistan, India, Russia, Ethiopia and Burkina Faso.
- Syria, Ukraine, Libya, Yemen and Jordan were the largest fallers.
- On average, the top five risers improved their score by 15.74 per cent while the five largest fallers saw an average deterioration of 10.28 per cent.
- The global average improved in five out of the six domains on the YDI.
- The largest global improvement was recorded in Health and Well-being, which improved by 4.39 per cent between 2010 and 2018.
- Political and Civic Participation was the only domain to record an average global deterioration, albeit minimal, at 0.18 per cent.