Why Young Men Are Giving Up
A generation of young men is searching for meaning and purpose, and it is time we started telling them that society needs them.
Young men in Canada are facing significant challenges, including lagging educational attainment, withdrawal from the workforce, and delayed family formation. Educational statistics reveal a notable gap between men and women in tertiary education, with women outperforming men. Furthermore, a concerning percentage of young Canadian males are not employed or engaged in education or training.
- Young men in Canada are falling behind in education.
- Too many young men are withdrawing from the workforce.
- Young men are forming families later or not at all.
- Some young men live with parents into adulthood or retreat into online activities.
- Among Canadians aged 25-34, 76% of women have tertiary education vs. 58% of men.
- OECD reports women outperform men in educational attainment.
- In 2024, 12.4% of Canadian males aged 15-29 were neither employed nor in education or training.
- Among men aged 25-29, 14.6% were neither employed nor in education or training.
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