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Did you know? 99 countries have a youth policy, 56 are revising their policy and 43 have none to speak of. Kyrgyzstan has a youth policy law, but no representation in the form of a national youth council, whereas the South African Youth Council (SAYC) participates in governmental forums such as the National Economic Development and Labour Council (NEDLAC). Malaysia has one of the highest minimum voting ages at 21, and Nicaragua one of the lowest at 16. In Japan, both males and females can marry without parental consent at 20, while in Cuba, women can marry at 14 and men at 16 with parental consent. In 2008, Algeria spent 20.27% of its government expenditure on education, while Germany spent 10.37%. For Algeria, this equals 4.34% of its GDP, while for Germany, it is 4.57%. youthpolicy.org/factsheets/
Posted on: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 03:15:01 +0000

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