Kectil Global Youth Index

Youth Voices

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Every row in the Index is a person. A curated set of anonymized quotes from the Kectil Youth Speak surveys, lightly edited for length and clarity.

Showing 18 voices

Common language

Words youth used most in approved open-text responses

Derived from moderated q27 and q28 survey material only. No private identifiers or unapproved source text is shown.

Observational
“The main problems facing my country are: health, education, corruption, gender inequality, environment and violence against human rights.”

Male, 25

Honduras

Gender · Central America and Caribbean · 2025
Observational
“Education, jobs, mental health and social pressure.”

Male, 22

Armenia

Health · Central Asia and Caucasus · 2025
Observational
“Problemas de salud mental y presión social”

Male, 23

Peru

Health · South America · 2025
Observational
“I feel that the youth of my country want a prosperous country.”

Male, 17

Nicaragua

Governance · Central America and Caribbean · 2025
Observational
“I believe that our country will aim.for European standards and grow economically and education-wise”

Female, 17

Belarus

Education · Other · 2025
Observational
“To have solid relationships with different countries and respect each other’s rights”

Male, 22

Armenia

Governance · Central Asia and Caucasus · 2025
Observational
“Sexual health and reproductive education.”

Male, 24

Papua New Guinea

Education · Pacific Islands and Oceania · 2025
Observational
“Lack of access to quality education.”

Female, 20

Peru

Education · South America · 2025
Observational
“Increasing prices of goods and services.”

Female, 25

Papua New Guinea

Governance · Pacific Islands and Oceania · 2025
Hopeful
“My hope for the future of my community is, first of all, and foremost, I want safety and freedom of speech.”

Male, 18

Ukraine

Governance · Other · 2025
Hopeful
“The government must be changed into better people.”

Female, 25

Yemen

Governance · MENA · 2025
Observational
“Political Instability and Economic Challenges.”

Female, 24

Iraq

Governance · MENA · 2025
Observational
“Mental health, unemployment, climate change.”

Male, 22

Uganda

Jobs · Sub-Saharan Africa · 2025
Observational
“Unemployment, lack of quality education, inequality.”

Female, 22

India

Jobs · South Asia · 2025
Observational
“Unemployment, poor internet access, lack of quality education.”

Female, 25

Pakistan

Jobs · South Asia · 2025
Observational
“Drug addiction, inflation, cybercrime.”

Female, 30

Nigeria

Governance · Sub-Saharan Africa · 2025
Critical
“Freedom of expression, economic conditions, corruption and nepotism.”

Female, 20

Egypt

Governance · MENA · 2025
Critical
“In my opinion the root cause of all societal problems, whether in healthcare, the economy, education, or other sectors is government corruption and mismanagement.”

Female, 20

Egypt

Governance · MENA · 2025

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