Is the youth voice heard around our greatest challenges? Do young leaders have the support they want to grow into the leaders we need? Let’s discuss the STATE OF GLOBAL YOUTH! The State of Global Youth Report is AMP Global Youth’s annual youth-led research project. Topics, research, writing and launch of the report are led by students in our network, including Global Scholars. Please find highlights from our most recent two Reports below!
State of Global Youth Report 2025: Trust
In a world fractured by division, disinformation, and distrust, young people are asking a fundamental question: How do we rebuild what has been broken?
At AMP Global Youth, we know that trust is not abstract—it is lived. It shapes whether a student believes their voice matters in a classroom, whether a young activist trusts institutions to deliver on climate promises, whether communities can come together across differences to solve problems. Trust is the foundation of the social fabric that holds us together. And right now, that fabric is fraying.
The 2025 State of the Global Youth Report confronts this crisis head-on. We explore:
- How do young people experience and define trust in today’s world?
- Where is trust breaking down—and where are youth working to repair it?
- What role can young people play in rebuilding our social fabric?
Our research spans critical domains from civic engagement to media literacy, from community organizing to institutional accountability. By centering youth voices and lived experiences, this report reveals how today’s young people navigate an era of unprecedented polarization, technological disruption, and social fragmentation—and how they are building new models of connection, credibility, and collective action.
Download the State of Global Youth Report 2025 here.
State of Global Youth Report 2024: Youth Participation
The State of the Global Youth Report 2024 is an ambitious effort that delves deep into the hearts and minds of young people worldwide. Through this report, we seek to find answers to crucial questions like:
- What values are driving youth, and what issues do they care about?
- What skills do youth need to succeed, and where and how are they gaining them?
- What opportunities do youth seek to actively participate in shaping a better future?
Our study traverses key domains from leadership to political agency, social change, education, mental health, and well being. By blending data-driven insights and real-life stories, it reveals how today’s youth navigate complex global issues, civic engagement, and their quest for personal and career development.
For young people, this erosion of trust is not theoretical. It is lived. It appears in classrooms where voices are dismissed, in news feeds that feel disconnected from reality, and in institutions that speak about youth without ever speaking with them. Declining trust in political systems and media is often mislabeled as apathy, when it is more accurately the result of exclusion and unmet expectations. For youth, trust is not built through promises or slogans, but through fairness, transparency, and the experience of being genuinely heard.
Next up: the 2026 State of Global Youth Report is in the planning phase, expected to launch mid-2026. Contact us to discuss support or partnerships! Opportunities@AMPGlobalYouth.org
AMP Global Youth leaders, board members, partners and special guests at the State of Global Youth Report launch at Georgetown University in Washington, DC in July 2024.