developing indicators on youth at the european level benelux-nordic expert meeting on child and...

Developing indicators on youth at the European level

Benelux-Nordic expert meeting on child and youth indicators, Amsterdam 13-15 December 2009

Finn Denstad, Policy Officer, Youth Policy UnitDG Education and Culture, European Commission

NEW EU YOUTH STRATEGYNEW EU YOUTH STRATEGY

9-year strategy with three 3-year 9-year strategy with three 3-year assessment cyclesassessment cycles

Two main objectives:Two main objectives:

– More and equal opportunities for young people in More and equal opportunities for young people in education and the labour marketeducation and the labour market

– promote the active citizenship, social inclusion promote the active citizenship, social inclusion and solidarity of all young peopleand solidarity of all young people



8 fields of action8 fields of action

– EducationEducation– Employment and entrepreneurshipEmployment and entrepreneurship– Health and well-beingHealth and well-being– Social inclusionSocial inclusion– Culture and creativityCulture and creativity– Youth participationYouth participation– VolunteeringVolunteering– Youth in the worldYouth in the world



has a strong focus on evidence based youth has a strong focus on evidence based youth policy policy

New EU Youth Report every three yearsNew EU Youth Report every three years

Commission to carry out studies Commission to carry out studies

Facilitate exchange of experiences of good Facilitate exchange of experiences of good practicepractice



European Commission to establish a working European Commission to establish a working group on indicators in the youth field, group on indicators in the youth field, with a goal to develop a dashboard of with a goal to develop a dashboard of indicators consisting of all the eight indicators consisting of all the eight fields of action fields of action

– To be established in Jan 2010To be established in Jan 2010– Agree on a selection of indicators in areas where Agree on a selection of indicators in areas where

they have already been developed (education, they have already been developed (education, employment, health and social inclusion)employment, health and social inclusion)

– Propose possible new indicators in areas where Propose possible new indicators in areas where they do not exist (participation, volunteering, they do not exist (participation, volunteering, culture & creativity, youth in the world)culture & creativity, youth in the world)

– Submit a proposal to the Council by December 2010Submit a proposal to the Council by December 2010


WHY EU YOUTH INDICATORS?WHY EU YOUTH INDICATORS?

European indicators European indicators National indicators National indicators

Stimulates debate and greater awareness around Stimulates debate and greater awareness around policy objectivespolicy objectives

Makes it possible to measure Makes it possible to measure progress/development in the different policy progress/development in the different policy areasareas

A number of member states are currently A number of member states are currently developing indicators at national level developing indicators at national level arena for exchange of good practices and peer-arena for exchange of good practices and peer-learninglearning


EXISTING INDICATORSEXISTING INDICATORS

Education (DG EAC) – 2003: 5 benchmarks Education (DG EAC) – 2003: 5 benchmarks adopted by the Council, to be achieved by adopted by the Council, to be achieved by 2010. 2007: The Council adopted 16 core 2010. 2007: The Council adopted 16 core indicators. May 2009: ET 2020 adopted by indicators. May 2009: ET 2020 adopted by the Council, with 10 new benchmarks to be the Council, with 10 new benchmarks to be reached by 2020.reached by 2020.

Employment (DG EMPL) – Working Group on Employment (DG EMPL) – Working Group on Indicators consisting of COM and MS Indicators consisting of COM and MS endorsed by the Employment Committeeendorsed by the Employment Committee

Over the last few years, policy indicators Over the last few years, policy indicators have been developed in different policy have been developed in different policy fields relating to youthfields relating to youth


EXISTING INDICATORSEXISTING INDICATORS

Health (DG SANCO) – Subsequent Working Health (DG SANCO) – Subsequent Working Parties on Health Indicators (COM + MS) Parties on Health Indicators (COM + MS) have developed The European Community have developed The European Community Health Indicators (ECHI), 88 core Health Indicators (ECHI), 88 core indicators regularly updated, so far indicators regularly updated, so far datasets are developed for 43 of them datasets are developed for 43 of them

Social Inclusion (DG EMPL) – indicators Social Inclusion (DG EMPL) – indicators developed by a Sub-Group on Indicators developed by a Sub-Group on Indicators established within the Social Protection established within the Social Protection Committee. Indicators used in National Committee. Indicators used in National Reports on Common Objectives/OMCReports on Common Objectives/OMC


PROPOSED YOUTH DASHBOARDPROPOSED YOUTH DASHBOARD

Draft proposal for a dashboard of existing Draft proposal for a dashboard of existing indicators related to youthindicators related to youth

Based on a selection of “primary Based on a selection of “primary indicators” proposed by DG EAC indicators” proposed by DG EAC

Selection to be discussed in-depth in the Selection to be discussed in-depth in the Working Group on indicatorsWorking Group on indicators


INDICATORS - EDUCATIONINDICATORS - EDUCATION

Early school leaversEarly school leavers

Low literacy in reading, mathematics Low literacy in reading, mathematics and scienceand science

Higher education graduatesHigher education graduates

Latest figure: 15.2 % (2007)


Latest figures: Reading 24.1 %, Math 21.2 %, Science 20.2 % (2006)


INDICATORS - EMPLOYMENTINDICATORS - EMPLOYMENT

Youth unemployment rateYouth unemployment rate

Employment gender gap young peopleEmployment gender gap young people

Latest figure: 20.8 % (October 2009)



INDICATORS - HEALTHINDICATORS - HEALTH

Young people who smoke tobacco Young people who smoke tobacco regularlyregularly

Young people who are obeseYoung people who are obese

We have national data, but EU average not yet available

We have national data, but EU average not yet available


INDICATORS – SOCIAL INCLUSIONINDICATORS – SOCIAL INCLUSION

At-risk-of-poverty rate for children At-risk-of-poverty rate for children ( ( 17) 17)

At-risk-of-poverty rate for young At-risk-of-poverty rate for young people (18-24)people (18-24)

Latest figure: 19 % (2007)

Latest figure: 20 % (2007)


DRAFT DASHBOARDDRAFT DASHBOARD

Previous year Status Comment

1. EDUCATION

1.1. Early school-leavers 15.5 % (2005) 15.2 % (2007) EU target: Less than 10 % by 2020

1.2. Low literacy in reading, mathematics and science

Reading 21.3 % (2000) 24.1 % (2006) EU target: Less than 15 % by 2020Math and science data for 2006 not comparable with 2000 & 2003

Mathematics N/A 21.2 % (2006)

Science N/A 20.2 % (2006)

1.3. Higher education graduates (27.8 % 2005) 31.1 % (2008)EU target: By 2020, the share of 30-34 year olds with tertiary educ. attainment should be at least 40%.

2. EMPLOYMENT

2.1. Youth unemployment rate (15 - 24) 15.4 % (2008) 20.8 % (10/2009)

2.2. Employment gender gap young people 6.1 % (2007) 5.8 % (2008)

3. HEALTH

3.1. Young people (15-24) who smoke tobacco regularly

EU average N/A EU average N/AData collected over several years, progress can not yet be measured. EU data will be developed in the future, pooled by Eurostat

3.2. Young people who are obese EU average N/A EU average N/A EU data will be developed in the future, pooled by Eurostat

4. SOCIAL INCLUSION

4.1. At-risk-of-poverty rate for children (up to age 17) 19 % (2005) 19 % (2007) RO and BG not included

4.2. At-risk-of-poverty rate for young people (18-24) 19 % (2005) 20 % (2007) RO and BG not included


NEW INDICATORS...NEW INDICATORS...

What about indicators for What about indicators for

– youth participation? youth participation?

– Volunteering?Volunteering?

– Culture and creativity?Culture and creativity?

– Youth in the world?Youth in the world?


DATA FOR NEW INDICATORS...DATA FOR NEW INDICATORS...

Introducing...Introducing...

The European Knowledge Centre on Youth PolicyThe European Knowledge Centre on Youth Policy– A central component of the EC-CoE partnership in the A central component of the EC-CoE partnership in the

youth fieldyouth field– Network of national correspondents + databaseNetwork of national correspondents + database– Collected data on the situation of young peopleCollected data on the situation of young people– Questionnaires will be revised and improved and Questionnaires will be revised and improved and

collect data for the new indicatorscollect data for the new indicators

Eurobarometer survey on youth 2010 Eurobarometer survey on youth 2010 (previous in 2001, 2007) (previous in 2001, 2007)


CHALLENGES (1)CHALLENGES (1)

Erik Jan de Wilde:Erik Jan de Wilde:

Well-beingWell-being vsvs well-becomingwell-becoming Self-reportSelf-report vs vs other-reportother-report PositivePositive vsvs negative measuresnegative measures Data-drivenData-driven vsvs theory-driventheory-driven Youth-centeredYouth-centered vsvs otherother Age Age


CHALLENGES (2)CHALLENGES (2)

At the EU level:At the EU level:How to reach consensus between 27 member How to reach consensus between 27 member states on indicators for example on states on indicators for example on youth youth participationparticipation??

– Youth NGO memberships?Youth NGO memberships?– Memberships of sports clubs?Memberships of sports clubs?– Youth participation rates in elections?Youth participation rates in elections?– Rates of young people reading newspapers and Rates of young people reading newspapers and

watching the news?watching the news?– Percentage of municipalities with local youth Percentage of municipalities with local youth

councils/parliaments?councils/parliaments?


WHAT DO YOU THINK???WHAT DO YOU THINK???


THANK YOU!THANK YOU!

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