YOUTH IN KYRGYZSTAN
CAPITAL: Bishkek
Other major cities: Osh, Jalal-Abad, Karakol
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: Kyrgyz, Russian
DEFINITION OF YOUTH BY THE STATE (2009): 14-28 Years of Age
POPULATION UNDER THE AGE OF 28 (2009): 3.2 million
(Total population is 5.4 million)
LITERACY RATES (2015): 99.75%
(includes males and females, ages 15-24)
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INDEX RANK (2013): Ranks 18th out of 170 Countries
(based on factors of education, health and wellbeing, employment, political participation and civic participation)
Sources: Commonwealth Youth Development Index, UNESCO, youthpolicy.org
YOUTH IN TAJIKISTAN
CAPITAL: Dushanbe
Other major cities: Khujand, Khorog, Qurghonteppa
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: Tajik, Russian
DEFINITION OF YOUTH BY THE STATE (2004): 14-30 Years of Age
POPULATION UNDER THE AGE OF 30 (2012): 5.4 million
(Total population is 8 million)
LITERACY RATES (2015): 99.88%
(includes males and females, ages 15-24)
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INDEX RANK (2013): Ranks 114th out of 170 countries
(based on factors of education, health and wellbeing, employment, political participation and civic participation)
Sources: Commonwealth Youth Development Index, UNESCO, youthpolicy.org
YOUTH IN INDIA
CAPITAL: New Delhi
Other major cities: Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: Hindi, English
DEFINITION OF YOUTH BY THE STATE (2014): 15-29 Years of Age
POPULATION UNDER THE AGE OF 29 (2013): 347 million
(Total population is 1.26 billion)
LITERACY RATES (2015): 90.18%
(includes males and females, ages 15-24)
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INDEX RANK (2013): Ranked 98th out of 170 countries
(based on factors of education, health and wellbeing, employment, political participation and civic participation)
Sources: Commonwealth Youth Development Index, UNESCO, youthpolicy.org
YOUTH IN CANADA
CAPITAL: Ottawa
Other major cities: Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Vancouver
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: English, French
DEFINITION OF YOUTH BY THE STATE (2010): 16-28 Years of Age
PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION UNDER THE AGE OF 29 (2015): 12.8 million
(Total population is 35.8 million)
LITERACY RATES (2015): *Figure not reported to UNESCO
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INDEX RANK (2013): Ranked 2nd out of 170 countries
(based on factors of education, health and wellbeing, employment, political participation and civic participation)
Sources: Commonwealth Youth Development Index, UNESCO, youthpolicy.org