Author
Ivy Nyayieka
Contributing writer, World Data Lab
Interested in analysis of tech & business data to identify trends. Yale '17. Columbia '23. Work appears in Tampa Bay Times, CNN, The Economist, Huffpost, Miami Herald, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Business Daily among others.
Articles by Ivy Nyayieka
blog · September 2, 2026
Africa's youth employment paradox: More educated but not employed?
Africa's youth population is expanding by about 217 million between 2025 and 2040 and becoming more educated, yet job creation is not keeping pace, leaving millions of young people educated but unemployed.
blog · August 4, 2026
An uneven boom: Tracking the varied trajectories of Africa's future youth labor markets
Africa will add over 200 million young people by 2040 — but just ten countries will generate nearly two thirds of that growth. New projections from the Africa Youth Employment Clock show exactly where the pressure to create jobs will be greatest.
blog · February 17, 2026
Five Surprising Insights from the Africa Youth Employment Outlook 2026 Report
Young Africans work more than their peers anywhere else — yet 104 million live in extreme poverty. Five findings from the new outlook with the Mastercard Foundation and the University of Cape Town.