Numerous factors are impeding the development of Nepal’s youth, including shortage of employment opportunities—as a result of which overseas migration and brain-drain has increased, with its own repercussions: limited participation in political processes, involvement in illicit activities, vulnerability to climate change, and multiple forms of discrimination.
Youth and employment
Unemployment rates are higher for young people than for the whole of the Nepali population. The unemployment rate for those aged 15–29 is 19.2 percent. Young women also fare worse than men regarding their employment ratio (33.4 and 42.8 percent, respectively) and their labour force participation rate (43.0 and 51.7 percent, respectively). In addition, close to 27 percent of all unemployed youth have been looking for work for more than one year. These young people will experience increasing difficulty finding decent jobs that allow them to lift themselves and their families out of poverty
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