World Bank2013-02-132013-02-132009978-0-8213-7787-1https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12350The first part of the report presents stylized facts of youth and labor markets in Africa. The second part discusses past youth employment interventions in the region. It argues for the need of an integrated approach should governments want to tackle youth employment issues in a sustainable manner. Indeed, in African countries, with large informal sectors and dominance of rural population, solely reforming labor market institutions and implementing active labor market policies are likely to have limited impact. It argues that the most needed and well-rounded approaches are: expanding job and education alternatives in the rural areas, where most youth live; promoting and encouraging mobility; creating a conducive business environment; encouraging the private sector; improving the access and quality of skills formation; taking care of demographic issues that more directly affects the youth; and reducing child labor.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOaccess to educationaccess to employmentactive laboractive labor marketactive labor market policiesage groupage groupsbargaining powerchild laborchild mortalitycitizencitizensCivil Society OrganizationsClimate changeConsumer price indexcraftsmencreating jobsdemographic changedemographic transitiondeveloping countriesdevelopment strategiesdisadvantaged positiondisadvantaged youthdiscriminationdiseasesdisseminationearly motherhoodearningeconomic growtheconomic shockseducational attainmenteducational leveleducational levelseducational opportunitiesemployabilityEmploymentemployment generationemployment opportunitiesemployment policiesemployment probabilityemployment programsemployment prospectsemployment protection legislationemployment servicesemployment situationemployment statusEmployment TrendsEnterprise Trainingenvironmental sustainabilityfertilityfirst birthfirst marriagefood insecurityformal educationgender equityGovernment policiesGross domestic productGross enrollment ratioGross national incomehigh fertility rateHIVhousehold enterprisehousehold surveyhousehold workhuman capitalHuman developmenthuman resourcesIncidence of povertyindividual needsindustrializationinformal economyinformal sectorinformation systemsinstitutional capacityInternational tradejob creationjob experiencejob matchesjob opportunitiesjob placementjob searchjob seekersjob statusjobsJournalistslabor demandLabor forceLabor force participationlabor intensitylabor lawlabor marketlabor market conditionslabor market efficiencylabor market informationlabor market institutionslabor market outcomesLabor market regulationslabor marketslabor productivitylabor regulationslabor supplyLabourLabour ForceLabour Marketslack of informationlegal statuslevel of educationlevels of educationlife expectancyliving standardsmalariamaternal healthmerchantsmigrantmigrantsmigrationMillennium Development Goalnational developmentnon-farm sectornumber of childrenoccupationold traditionolder peopleolder workerspeaceperformance indicatorPolicy responsepoor familiespoor peoplePost-conflict settingspost-program outcomespoverty eradicationprimary educationprimary levelprimary schoolPrivate sectorproductive employmentproductivity growthproductivity improvementsprogram designprogresspublic policypublic servicespublic workspublic works programPurchasing PowerPurchasing Power Parityquality of educationrural areasrural developmentrural populationrural povertyrural productivityrural residentsrural workersrural youthsanitationschool agesecondary educationself employmentsensitive policiesservice sectorSexshort term employmentskills assessmentskills developmentsmallholderssocial sectorsubsistence farmingsupplierssustainable developmenttertiary educationtotal employmenttraining centerstraining coursetraining programstraining providertraining providerstraining servicesTransportationunemployedunemployed peopleunemployed workersunemployed youthUnemploymentunemployment rateunemployment spellsuniversal primary educationUnpaid family workersurban areasurban workersVocational Educationvocational trainingvulnerabilityWage employmentwage sectorwarwater resourceswomen entrepreneurswork forceworkerworkersWorking conditionsworking populationworld populationYoung maleyoung menyoung peopleyoung populationsYoung womenyoung workersyouth employmentyouth laboryouth participationyouth unemploymentWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-7787-1