Argentina - Today's Youth : An Untapped Potential
Argentina's youth 6.7 million between the ages of 15 and 24 are an important, but to a certain extent untapped, resource for development. Over 2 million (31 percent) have already engaged in risky behaviors, and another 1 million (15 percent) a...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
World Bank, Washington, DC
2012
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/12050996/argentina-todays-youth-untapped-potential http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10289 |
| id |
okr-10986-10289 |
|---|---|
| recordtype |
oai_dc |
| spelling |
okr-10986-102892021-04-23T14:02:49Z Argentina - Today's Youth : An Untapped Potential Verner, Dorte ABUSE ADOLESCENCE ADULTHOOD AGE ALCOHOL AVERAGE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT CAREGIVERS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS CHILDBEARING CHILDREN COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY CONSISTENT CONDOM USE CONTRACEPTION CRIME CRIME PREVENTION DEPRESSION DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DRUG ADDICTION DRUG USE DRUGS EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS EARLY GRADES EARLY SEXUAL INITIATION EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES ENROLLMENT EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION FAMILIES GROUPS HEALTH RISKS HIGH-RISK HOUSEHOLD HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS FOR CHILDREN ILLEGAL DRUGS INCARCERATION INFORMATION INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION INTERVENTIONS JUVENILE JUSTICE KNOWLEDGE LABOR LABOR MARKET LEARNING LEARNING MATERIALS LIFE SKILLS NEIGHBORHOODS NUTRITION OFFENDERS OFFENSES PARENTS PREMATURE DEATH PRIMARY EDUCATION PROJECT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RISK BEHAVIORS RISK FACTORS RISKY SEX RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR RURAL AREAS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOLING SCHOOLS SECURITY SELF-ESTEEM SERVICE SERVICES SEXUAL ACTIVITIES SEXUAL BEHAVIOR SEXUAL INITIATION SKILLS SMOKING SOCIAL EXCLUSION SOCIAL SCIENCES STUDENTS TEXTBOOKS TOBACCO TOBACCO USE TRAFFIC TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS TRAININGS UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AREAS VIOLENCE WAGES YOUNG MALES YOUNG PEOPLE YOUNG WOMEN YOUNG WORKERS YOUTH YOUTH HEALTH YOUTH PARTICIPATION YOUTH SOCIAL CONDITIONS YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT Argentina's youth 6.7 million between the ages of 15 and 24 are an important, but to a certain extent untapped, resource for development. Over 2 million (31 percent) have already engaged in risky behaviors, and another 1 million (15 percent) are exposed to risk factors that are correlated with eventual risky behaviors. This totals 46 percent of youth at some form of risk. This note addresses these issues and draws on to findings of a recently completed World Bank report aiming at generating, consolidating and sharing knowledge about the risks faced by youth in Argentina as well as the policy options for addressing them. Today's youth cohort is the country's largest ever and it's largest for the foreseeable future. If policymakers do not invest in youth now especially in youth at risk they will miss a unique opportunity to equip the next generation with the abilities to become the drivers of growth, breaking the intergenerational spiral of poverty and inequality and moving Argentina back into the group of high-income countries. If youth are educated and skilled, they can be a tremendous asset for development. If not, they can burden society and public finances. Argentines are well educated, with an advanced education system when compared with most of Latin America. Argentina has made great progress since the 1980s: enrollment in primary education is nearly universal and average educational attainment has increased, reaching 10.4 years in 2005 (compared with the regional average of 5.9 years and East Asia's average of 7.6 years). The government is to be commended for maintaining high enrollments through difficult times. However, significant differences in educational outcomes persist by wealth and location. While less than 1 percent of 6-17-year olds from the richest 20 percent of households are not in school, this number rises to 8.2 percent for those from the poorest 20 percent of households. Children and youth in rural areas have a higher probability of dropping out than those in urban areas. 2012-08-13T11:04:25Z 2012-08-13T11:04:25Z 2008-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/12050996/argentina-todays-youth-untapped-potential http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10289 English en breve; No. 115 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Argentina |
| repository_type |
Digital Repository |
| institution_category |
Foreign Institution |
| institution |
Digital Repositories |
| building |
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository |
| collection |
World Bank |
| language |
English |
| topic |
ABUSE ADOLESCENCE ADULTHOOD AGE ALCOHOL AVERAGE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT CAREGIVERS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS CHILDBEARING CHILDREN COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY CONSISTENT CONDOM USE CONTRACEPTION CRIME CRIME PREVENTION DEPRESSION DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DRUG ADDICTION DRUG USE DRUGS EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS EARLY GRADES EARLY SEXUAL INITIATION EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES ENROLLMENT EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION FAMILIES GROUPS HEALTH RISKS HIGH-RISK HOUSEHOLD HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS FOR CHILDREN ILLEGAL DRUGS INCARCERATION INFORMATION INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION INTERVENTIONS JUVENILE JUSTICE KNOWLEDGE LABOR LABOR MARKET LEARNING LEARNING MATERIALS LIFE SKILLS NEIGHBORHOODS NUTRITION OFFENDERS OFFENSES PARENTS PREMATURE DEATH PRIMARY EDUCATION PROJECT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RISK BEHAVIORS RISK FACTORS RISKY SEX RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR RURAL AREAS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOLING SCHOOLS SECURITY SELF-ESTEEM SERVICE SERVICES SEXUAL ACTIVITIES SEXUAL BEHAVIOR SEXUAL INITIATION SKILLS SMOKING SOCIAL EXCLUSION SOCIAL SCIENCES STUDENTS TEXTBOOKS TOBACCO TOBACCO USE TRAFFIC TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS TRAININGS UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AREAS VIOLENCE WAGES YOUNG MALES YOUNG PEOPLE YOUNG WOMEN YOUNG WORKERS YOUTH YOUTH HEALTH YOUTH PARTICIPATION YOUTH SOCIAL CONDITIONS YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT |
| spellingShingle |
ABUSE ADOLESCENCE ADULTHOOD AGE ALCOHOL AVERAGE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT CAREGIVERS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS CHILDBEARING CHILDREN COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY CONSISTENT CONDOM USE CONTRACEPTION CRIME CRIME PREVENTION DEPRESSION DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DRUG ADDICTION DRUG USE DRUGS EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS EARLY GRADES EARLY SEXUAL INITIATION EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES ENROLLMENT EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION FAMILIES GROUPS HEALTH RISKS HIGH-RISK HOUSEHOLD HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS FOR CHILDREN ILLEGAL DRUGS INCARCERATION INFORMATION INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION INTERVENTIONS JUVENILE JUSTICE KNOWLEDGE LABOR LABOR MARKET LEARNING LEARNING MATERIALS LIFE SKILLS NEIGHBORHOODS NUTRITION OFFENDERS OFFENSES PARENTS PREMATURE DEATH PRIMARY EDUCATION PROJECT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RISK BEHAVIORS RISK FACTORS RISKY SEX RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR RURAL AREAS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOLING SCHOOLS SECURITY SELF-ESTEEM SERVICE SERVICES SEXUAL ACTIVITIES SEXUAL BEHAVIOR SEXUAL INITIATION SKILLS SMOKING SOCIAL EXCLUSION SOCIAL SCIENCES STUDENTS TEXTBOOKS TOBACCO TOBACCO USE TRAFFIC TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS TRAININGS UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AREAS VIOLENCE WAGES YOUNG MALES YOUNG PEOPLE YOUNG WOMEN YOUNG WORKERS YOUTH YOUTH HEALTH YOUTH PARTICIPATION YOUTH SOCIAL CONDITIONS YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT Verner, Dorte Argentina - Today's Youth : An Untapped Potential |
| geographic_facet |
Latin America & Caribbean Argentina |
| relation |
en breve; No. 115 |
| description |
Argentina's youth 6.7 million
between the ages of 15 and 24 are an important, but to a
certain extent untapped, resource for development. Over 2
million (31 percent) have already engaged in risky
behaviors, and another 1 million (15 percent) are exposed to
risk factors that are correlated with eventual risky
behaviors. This totals 46 percent of youth at some form of
risk. This note addresses these issues and draws on to
findings of a recently completed World Bank report aiming at
generating, consolidating and sharing knowledge about the
risks faced by youth in Argentina as well as the policy
options for addressing them. Today's youth cohort is
the country's largest ever and it's largest for
the foreseeable future. If policymakers do not invest in
youth now especially in youth at risk they will miss a
unique opportunity to equip the next generation with the
abilities to become the drivers of growth, breaking the
intergenerational spiral of poverty and inequality and
moving Argentina back into the group of high-income
countries. If youth are educated and skilled, they can be a
tremendous asset for development. If not, they can burden
society and public finances. Argentines are well educated,
with an advanced education system when compared with most of
Latin America. Argentina has made great progress since the
1980s: enrollment in primary education is nearly universal
and average educational attainment has increased, reaching
10.4 years in 2005 (compared with the regional average of
5.9 years and East Asia's average of 7.6 years). The
government is to be commended for maintaining high
enrollments through difficult times. However, significant
differences in educational outcomes persist by wealth and
location. While less than 1 percent of 6-17-year olds from
the richest 20 percent of households are not in school, this
number rises to 8.2 percent for those from the poorest 20
percent of households. Children and youth in rural areas
have a higher probability of dropping out than those in
urban areas. |
| format |
Publications & Research :: Brief |
| author |
Verner, Dorte |
| author_facet |
Verner, Dorte |
| author_sort |
Verner, Dorte |
| title |
Argentina - Today's Youth : An Untapped Potential |
| title_short |
Argentina - Today's Youth : An Untapped Potential |
| title_full |
Argentina - Today's Youth : An Untapped Potential |
| title_fullStr |
Argentina - Today's Youth : An Untapped Potential |
| title_full_unstemmed |
Argentina - Today's Youth : An Untapped Potential |
| title_sort |
argentina - today's youth : an untapped potential |
| publisher |
World Bank, Washington, DC |
| publishDate |
2012 |
| url |
http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/12050996/argentina-todays-youth-untapped-potential http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10289 |
| _version_ |
1764412552699183104 |