With all the stories about the pressures and anxieties faced by young people, we asked in-depth questions about their wellbeing. When asked, simply, whether they would describe themselves as happy, nearly seven out of ten (68%) did so. There was, however, large variation between countries. Surprisingly, the highest happiness levels tended to be in developing countries such as Indonesia (90%), Nigeria (78%) and India (72%), and were lowest in advanced economies such as France (57%), Australia (56%) and the UK (57%).
What Makes the Difference in Young People’s Live?
The largest obvious divide is on the significance of religion in the lives of young people. Less than half (42%) say religious faith is an important part of their lives and two-fifths claim religion is of no significance to them at all (39%). However, there is large variation, with young people in Africa most likely to say religious faith is ‘important in their life’ (77%), while high proportions in Japan (61%), Australasia (50%) and Europe (46%) say that religion is “of no significance to them at all”.
Generation Z Global Citizenship Survey by Varkey Foundation
Annisa Nurul Ummah 