World Data Lab and the Mastercard Foundation Announce Launch of the Africa Youth Employment Clock

World Data Lab , in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, is pleased to announce the Kenya launch of the Africa Youth Employment Clock on 19 March, 2024.

According to WDL projections, Africa will experience its highest-ever youth population growth in this decade , with the population projected to increase by almost 100 million between 2023 and 2030. Against this backdrop, enabling young people in Africa to access dignified and fulfilling work is more important than ever before. A collective, renewed impetus underpinned by credible data is needed to achieve this.

The Africa Youth Employment Clock will support and inform the journey to more inclusive African labour markets through cutting-edge data modelling and visualization. This labour market model monitors real-time job growth and forecasts employment trends in Africa; disaggregated by key variables such as employment status, age, gender, and sector, up to 2030. The first of its kind, the Clock is poised to become a go-to place for comprehensive youth employment data in Africa.

“We are proud to partner with the Mastercard Foundation to launch the Africa Youth Employment Clock. We believe in the power of youth employment data in Africa – offering the basis for more informed decision-making. The Clock will allow governments, private sector, and young people, to have access to more nuanced data on the concrete youth employment questions they have.” said Dr. Wolfgang Fengler, CEO, Word Data Lab.

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