Trend · rank 9 of 250

Entrenched opportunity inequality

Unequal access to wealth, education and networks is reproducing capability gaps across generations, limiting national talent development and social mobility even where average incomes and qualifications rise.

Human CapitalPeople, health & workinequalitywork skills

Second pass: Carried forward from the first pass, where it was Inequality. Held by all three panel models.

Sensitivity and network position

Rank
9of 250
Sensitivity
21.7rank 21
Breadth
0of 20 scenarios High or above
PageRank
61.3rank 20
Eigenvector
8.8
Betweenness
100.0
Links
18trends at Moderate similarity or above
Composite
55.8

Attention over three years

How much this trend is read about on Wikipedia and searched for on Google, week by week, set against the typical trend in the list so that what moves every trend at once is taken out. 100 is this trend's own three-year average. The score measures public attention, which is not the same as the strength of the force: a trend can deepen unnoticed, and a news event can lift attention for a fortnight.

Now
91
Over a year
+16%Rising
Over three years
−14%
Peak
14612 Nov 2023
Sources
Bothagreement 0.43
Coverage
21languages · 56 nations

Trailing 4-week average. 100 is this trend’s three-year average.

By language

Wikipedia reading in each language edition where the trend’s pages are read enough to measure (21 of 28). Share is of all the readers counted.

LanguageShareNowOver a yearThree years
English52%81−14%
Spanish8%64−13%
Russian7%112+44%
German5%76−3%
Chinese3%71−4%
Italian3%77−8%
Hindi3%52−9%
French3%88+0%
Korean2%70−12%
Japanese2%97+10%
Portuguese2%107+27%
Indonesian1%112+74%
Arabic1%69+20%
Persian1%69−2%
Polish1%74−3%
Turkish1%102+79%
Ukrainian1%75+14%
Hebrew1%90+34%
Vietnamese1%63+14%
Dutch0%81+10%
Swedish0%63−27%

By country

Google search interest over the three years, as a share of each country’s searching. 100 is the nation where interest is highest. The search terms are English, which favours countries that search in English.

Singapore

China

United States

Philippines

United Kingdom

Kenya

South Korea

Australia

Canada

South Africa

Nigeria

Ireland

100

57

56

55

55

38

38

33

32

28

27

25

The 12 highest of 56 nations with a reading.

By region and G20 member

Attention to this trend inside each place, from Google searches made in its countries and Wikipedia reading in the languages mostly read there, averaged where both exist. Each line compares the trend with its own past in that place; the lines do not compare places.

Regions

PlaceRead fromNow90 days1 year3 yearsThree years
North AmericaGoogle in 2 countries + Wikipedia in English94+6%+11%−18%
EuropeGoogle in 6 countries + Wikipedia in German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch, Swedish72−20%−11%−42%
Indo-PacificGoogle in 8 countries + Wikipedia in Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Indonesian86+3%+1%−40%
South AsiaGoogle in 1 country + Wikipedia in Hindi65−39%−7%−52%
Gulf and Middle EastGoogle in 1 country + Wikipedia in Persian, Arabic, Turkish, Hebrew119+12%+278%−23%
AfricaGoogle in 1 country104−12%−24%+152%
Latin America and CaribbeanGoogle in 6 countries + Wikipedia in Spanish, Portuguese76−19%−11%−44%
Russia and EurasiaWikipedia in Russian, Ukrainian104+12%+38%−30%

G20 members

PlaceRead fromNow90 days1 year3 yearsThree years
ArgentinaGoogle53−62%−6%−72%
AustraliaGoogle94−6%−13%+11%
BrazilGoogle + Wikipedia in Portuguese90−10%−8%−19%
CanadaGoogle67−40%−6%−35%
FranceGoogle + Wikipedia in French69−31%0%−36%
GermanyGoogle + Wikipedia in German74−14%−19%−38%
IndiaGoogle + Wikipedia in Hindi65−39%−7%−52%
IndonesiaGoogle + Wikipedia in Indonesian86+41%−2%−51%
ItalyGoogle + Wikipedia in Italian70−21%−21%−42%
JapanGoogle + Wikipedia in Japanese95+4%+1%−14%
South KoreaGoogle + Wikipedia in Korean93+1%−3%−33%
MexicoGoogle59−28%−24%−64%
RussiaWikipedia in Russian112+10%+44%−12%
South AfricaGoogle104−12%−24%+152%
TürkiyeGoogle + Wikipedia in Turkish130+24%+356%−26%
United KingdomGoogle65−21%−29%−45%
United StatesGoogle + Wikipedia in English101+18%+18%−14%

Relation to each scenario

A trend relates to a scenario when it changes how likely the scenario is, how hard it lands, or is itself sharply changed by it. Each score is the median of three scores given separately by the members of the model panel.

RelationScenarioFamily
3 · ModerateAn AI deployment step causes abrupt labour displacement S08Technology and infrastructure
3 · ModerateA validated farming package raises water-efficient output S16 ↗Energy, climate and resources
3 · ModerateA public service platform reaches inclusive operation S18 ↗Technology and infrastructure
3 · ModerateAffordable preventive treatments reduce chronic illness S19 ↗Health
2 · LowA disputed transfer of power breaks effective government S05Geopolitical and security
2 · LowTwo breadbasket failures trigger a food availability crisis S06Energy, climate and resources
2 · LowA novel respiratory pathogen exceeds health surge capacity S10Health
2 · LowAI-directed research produces a reproducible discovery step S17 ↗Technology and infrastructure
2 · LowA live outbreak proves rapid distributed pandemic defence S20 ↗Health
1 · Very lowA global funding seizure reaches sovereign balance sheets S02Economic and trade
1 · Very lowA major disaster disables the national economic core S07Energy, climate and resources
1 · Very lowA creditor agreement releases fiscal capacity S11 ↗Economic and trade
1 · Very lowA cross-regional market access compact redirects investment S12 ↗Economic and trade
0 · Not relatedCritical trade divides into rival blocs S01Economic and trade
0 · Not relatedA regional war closes a globally important sea route S03Geopolitical and security
0 · Not relatedHybrid coercion ends in an infrastructure blackout S04Geopolitical and security
0 · Not relatedA cryptographic breakthrough invalidates digital trust S09Technology and infrastructure
0 · Not relatedA great-power agreement lowers economic security barriers S13 ↗Geopolitical and security
0 · Not relatedA verified Middle East settlement restores access S14 ↗Geopolitical and security
0 · Not relatedCheap firm clean power becomes available at scale S15 ↗Energy, climate and resources

Similarity = 0.3 × shared tags (Jaccard) + 0.3 × likeness of scenario profiles (cosine) + 0.3 × likeness of names and descriptions (TF-IDF cosine) + 0.1 if in the same capability domain, cut into seven levels at 0.12, 0.22, 0.33, 0.45, 0.58, 0.72. Shown at Moderate and above.

SimilarityTrendThemeRank
5 · Very highFoundational learning deficitsPeople, health & work162
5 · Very highGender participation divergencePeople, health & work192
4 · HighAI & knowledge-work automationPeople, health & work53
4 · HighInformal employment persistencePeople, health & work84
4 · HighCare labour demand growthPeople, health & work86
4 · HighYouth population expansionPeople, health & work146
4 · HighGraduate skill mismatchPeople, health & work178
3 · ModerateCivil service capability & payState capacity & governance2
3 · ModerateSocial protection coverage gapsState capacity & governance13
3 · ModerateTechnical & occupational skill shortagesPeople, health & work19
3 · ModerateTechnology diffusion & productivity gapsPeople, health & work24
3 · ModerateHealth workforce scarcityPeople, health & work48
3 · ModeratePersistent nutritional deprivationFood, water & nature71
3 · ModeratePopulation ageingPeople, health & work96
3 · ModerateReproductive, maternal & child healthPeople, health & work123
3 · ModerateMental health demand growthPeople, health & work127
3 · ModerateLifelong learning & digital reskillingPeople, health & work132
3 · ModerateYouth employment exclusionPeople, health & work177