According to the National Human Development report published by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Pakistan currently has the largest percentage of young people ever recorded in history. 64 per cent of the total population of Pakistan is below the age of 30 while 29 per cent is between the ages of 15 and 29 years. According to the Commonwealth Secretariat’s Global Youth Development Index report, Germany has been named the world’s best place to be a young person. Germany leads the way in youth development by ensuring its youth’s political participation, education, health, civic participation, and employment opportunities. To what extent is the youth bulge of Pakistan a demographic dividend or a ticking time bomb? What are the factors behind the failure of the state to harness the youth’s potential?
To start with, one of the major obstacles for Pakistani youth is the absence of employment opportunities. Pakistan has the 9th largest labour force in the world, which is increasing every year. According to the Labour Force Survey 2017-18, the unemployment rate for the year 2020-21 has been estimated at 9.56 per cent. The saddest part is that the unemployment rate among degree holders is three times higher than the overall unemployed people. Moreover, there is a lack of aptitude assessment and career counselling prospects in Pakistan, even at the university level. Another challenge to youth detachment is the incapability of Pakistan to formulate a strategy that...
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