News 2 印度特殊的人口红利
Nearly half of India’s billion—plus people are under the age of 25—the youngest population in the world. Economic call it the demographic dividend—an opportunity to harness the skills and talent of young people, in a growing economy, at a time when most countries have aging population.
But a recent report released by the Confederation of Indian Industry and the Boston Consulting Group in New Delhi Thursday warns that India’s young population could turn into a demographic disaster, if the country does not take immediate steps to train people poised to enter the work force.
Managing director of the Boston Consulting Group in India, Janmejaya Sinha, says that, on one hand, Indian industry is struggling to find qualified talent to fuel its expansion. On the other hand, nearly half of the current work force of nearly 484 million people continues to be illiterate.
“Forty percent of them are illiterate, another 40 percent of them, they are school dropouts. If you really look at it, there are more than 200 million people who are almost illiterate, not being able to participate in the real economy of the world, which is the opportunity of the 21st century offers. Think about it then.”