The global rate of youth unemployment was estimated at 13 per cent in 2017 and was expected to remain steady during 2018 (ILO, 2018b). In real terms, this means that nearly 67 million young people between the ages of 15 and 24 report that they are actively searching for work but are unable to find a job. A deep concern is that world unemployment rates did not decline after the global downturn, as economies began to recover, the rate of unemployment among young people remained at or near 13 per cent (see figure 3.1).