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Youth in Saudi Arabia consists of citizens that are part of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and are between the ages of 15 and 24. In 2015, the estimated population was around 30.89 million, and thirteen million were under the age of thirty. Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is the current King of Saudi Arabia, and the government enforces a strict form of Islam called Wahhabi as the national religion. Religion affects the lives of Saudi youth in the areas of family formation, education, and political activism. Islam teaches youth that family should be central to their lives and to respect their parents. Education in Saudi Arabia largely focuses on learning Islam and memorization. According to a survey done by the Boston Consulting Group in 2014 and an article in the International Business Times, these focuses contribute to the employment difficulties of youth because they are not learning the skills that employers are looking for.〔〔 King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia's Public Education Development Program is working towards addressing the weaknesses of education, and King Salman is trying to ensure that Saudi youth have better chances of finding employment through a policy called "Saudization".〔〔 Due to the Wahhabi religious doctrine, Saudi youth face difficulties being active participants in politics, but surveys show they are wanting more of a say in their country's political policies and are achieving this by using popular media.〔 Two health concerns that are present in Saudi youth are smoking and obesity. A 2011 study done in Riyadh found that smoking rates among Saudi youth were "high and alarming".〔 Also, more than half of the Saudi population over sixteen was deemed obese in 2014.〔 ==Youth Policy== No national youth policy currently exists; however, the Ministry of Economy and Planning and the United Nations Development Programme worked together between 2009-2013 in order to make a 'national youth strategy.' The National Youth Strategy Project received "$1,182,720 and aimed at ''“enhancing participation of youth in national development processes…”'' ".〔 Under the Ninth Developmental Plan, Saudi Arabia's primary governmental agency that is responsible for youth and youth programming is the General Presidency for Youth Welfare, which has a budget of $1.9 billion.〔 The Ninth Development Plan (2010-2014) has a youth chapter that focuses on youth development. Some of the areas that the plan addresses are health, employment and education.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Youth in Saudi Arabia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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