Young people in the UK are less confident about their career prospects compared to their international peers, new research has revealed.
A YouGov survey conducted for The Prince’s Trust found those in lower-income countries were more optimistic about having better jobs than their parents.
It also found a large proportion of young Britons were worried about always having secure employment in the future.
The Prince’s Trust said the youth unemployment rate for 15 to 24-year-olds globally has been above 13% for the last decade and a half, more than three times the rate for over-25s.
The charity commissioned a survey using online interviews of almost 13,000 young people aged between 18 and 34 across 10 countries in June.
About half (51%) of those surveyed from the UK said they were confident they would have a better career than their parents.
However, lower-income countries including Ghana (95%), India (80%) and Mexico (77%) had noticeably more people who were confident.
A third of Britons surveyed in the research (33%) also said they did not feel confident they would always have secure employment.
