A new statistic out from the Arab Labor Organization says youth unemployment in the Middle East is at 30 percent, a number that is three times higher than the global average.
Many blame political instability for the rising number, but regardless, it is not a good statistic. One of the byproducts of this startling statistic? A delayed age of independence, which is defined as living at home with one's parents. Check out the infographic below to see where MENA stacks up to the rest of the world in terms of age of independence.
