Many Are Hopeful for Children Children will be than parents Africa Nigeria Senegal Tunisia Europe
Even though many in Africa struggle to afford life’s basic necessities, there is still considerable optimism about the future. A median of 50% believe children in their country today will be better off financially than their parents. Just 37% think children will be worse off.
Optimism is especially widespread in Nigeria and Ghana, where nearly two-thirds say children will be better off. It is less common in Uganda and South Africa, where opinion is roughly divided between optimists and pessimists.
Egypt is the least hopeful among the African nations studied – just 22% predict children will be better off than their parents.
Many Are Hopeful for Children  | Children will be  | than parents  | Worse off Better off  | Africa  | Nigeria  | 18  | 65  | Ghana  | 22  | SL 39 3 50 65 55  | Kenya  | 32  | 36  | Senegal Tunisia  | Tunisia  | 39  | 37 37 40 42  | Uganda Africa  | S. Uganda Africa  | Egypt  | MEDIAN  | Europe  | Russia  | 24  | I 9  | Czech Germany Rep.  | 58  | 64 65 61 67 74 90 65  | Germany Rep.  | Spain  | Poland  | Greece  | Britain  | Italy  | France  | I 9  | MEDIAN  | 26  | Middle East  | Israe  | 27  | I 41  | if 38  | Turkey Israe  | Jordan  | Lebanon  | Palest ter  | MEDIAN  | 43  | Asia/ Pacific  | China  | 12 29 7  | COMPERSING 82 57 I  | Malaysia  | Philippines  | 25  | Indonesia  | 37 30  | S. Korea  | Pakistan  | 53  | Australia  | 76  | Japan  | MEDIAN  | 30  | Latin America  | Brazil  | 18  | I 79 76  | 13 21 19 38 39 42 21  | Chile  | Venezuela  | Bolivia  | Argentina  | Mexico  | El Salvador  | MEDIAN  | North America  | U.S.  | 62  | 33  | Canada  | 64  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER Q8 