Demographic Dividend Drains Away When Youth Policy Drifts


May 17 , 2025
By Solomon Debebe


In contemporary sub-Saharan Africa, young people drive the economy. Nearly two-thirds of the population in many countries is under age 35. The share is even higher in Ethiopia, at roughly 70pc. Twenty years ago, enrolling in university almost guaranteed a job in the public or private sectors. Today, that promise has ev...






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