Arab Barometer: 39% of Moroccan Youth Report Improved Quality of Life Over Parents

Rabat – An Arab Barometer report released earlier this week has revealed that less than half of young people in Morocco report an improved quality of life compared to their parents.

Titled “Youth Outlooks: Life Quality and Economic Conditions,” the report was published in two parts on the Arab Barometer’s “Arab Pulse” blog, and examined peoples’ perceptions on their quality of life by gender and age group in 12 Arab countries.

According to the findings, 39% of respondents between the ages of 18 to 29 said that their quality of life improved from their parents’ time, compared to 35% for people who are over 30.

On a related note, 49% of respondents from the 18-29 age group expected their children’s lives to have an improved quality.

Of those aged 30 and above, 40% said their children have a better quality of living.

Concerning the economic situation of the country, older generations seemed slightly more optimistic, with 34% of those aged 30 and above expressing that the economic situation is “good or very good.”

This is contrasted by 32% of those from younger generations expressing the same opinion.

Among the young generations, 40% of women said they have a better quality of life, compared to 38% of men.

Other similar results showed that there was not a significant difference in the level of optimism between genders when it comes to the economic situation and overall quality of life.

According to the blog series’ author Maitha Alsuwaidi, the findings challenge existing notions that the region’s youth differ greatly in perspective from their older counterparts.

The research did find more stark differences between genders in countries that experience more conflict such as Sudan, calling for further investigation into the underlying causes behind the differences.