Youth with post-secondary education living in middle and low-income countries have a much higher chance of finding a decent job than those with only secondary or primary education, says a new ILO publication Is education the solution to decent work for youth in developing economies?
Building on the results of school-to-work transition surveys conducted in 28 countries worldwide in 2012 to 2013, the study highlights that having the highest level of education “serves as a fairly dependable guarantee” towards securing a formal job.
On average, 80% of young people with post-secondary education were in non-vulnerable employment in the twenty-seven low-to-upper middle-income countries examined. In low-income countries the average was 75%.
Completing secondary education is not enough to ensure that youth in low-income countries achieve better labour market outcomes. Only four in ten young secondary-school graduates were engaged in non-vulnerable employment, compared to seven in ten in lower and middle-income countries.
Paul Arkwright
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