For display and readability reasons, the bars might be slightly offset from the official boundaries of the continent. The countries considered for each continent remain the same as in the official World Bank delimitation. North America Latin America& the Caribbean The Middle East& North Africa Personal happiness Financial situation Life stability Individual success Interpersonal and social life Fulfillment Physical health Career and professional development Self-improvement 33 % 18 % 23 % 17 % 11 % 26 % 13 % 25 % 11 % 10 % 29 % 11 % 17 % 10 % 9 % When I think about the future, what I wish… for myself North America Nearly a third of North American participants aspire to be happy in the future. Their financial hopes, which are very significant, come second. Although they also hope to be successful and have a rich social life, their concerns about their physical health also stand out as one of the five most mentioned subjects (11% of participants). Personal happiness 33 % Individual success 18 % Financial situation 23 % Inter-personaland social life 17 % Physical health 11 % The Middle East & North Africa Personal success is the primary aspiration of young people from the Middle East and North Africa (29%), preceding personal happiness (16%) and financial situation (10%). Ten percent of them also mentioned their desire for achievement, making this theme their fourth priority. Well-being and mental health seem to be paramount for these young people (8%), more than physical health (5%). Individual success 29 % Financial si-tuation 11 % Personal happiness 17 % Fulfillment 10 % Career and professional development 9 % Latin America & the Caribbean For participants in Latin America and the Caribbean, personal success and happiness are in first place (25% respectively). Financial security is not mentioned as much, instead of which they talk about hopes related to their social life and stability. It is also noteworthy that well-being and mental health are things that are of particular concern to participants in this region, the two themes taking sixth place. Individual success 26 % Inter-personaland social life 13 % Personal happiness 25 % Lifestability 11 % Financial si-tuation 10 % Europe & Central Asia When thinking about their future, the idea of happiness is central to the hopes of over a third of the participants who grew up in Europe and Central Asia. The importance of interpersonal relationships in their lives is very noticeable, with this theme coming second (15%), in equal place with personal success. Physical health is another topic to which they attach great importance: it was mentioned by more than one in ten participants. 36 % Personal happiness Individual success 15 % Inter-personaland social life 15 % Financial situation 14 % Physical health 12 % Sub-Saharan Africa The contributions from participants from Sub-Saharan Africa differ significantly from those of the rest of the world. When they think about their future, they prioritize their own personal success (17%), reaching their goals (15%), achievement, and self-improvement (11% respectively). Personal happiness is only ranked seventh, behind financial and professional matters. Individual success 18 % Fulfillment 12 % Purpose 16 % Self-improvement 11 % Financial situation 10 % South Asia Over a quarter of participants from South Asia shared a contribution about their desire for personal success, making it their primary aspiration for their future (27%). They also mentioned their desire for self-improvement much more often compared to all participants (12%). Conversely, their desire for an interpersonal and social life appears less emphasized, as it was mentioned by only 3% of these participants. Individual success 27 % Self-improvement 13 % Personal happiness 13 % Financial situation 11 % Career and professional development 11 % East Asia & the Pacific While personal success and happiness are the main aspirations for participants in South-East Asia and the Pacific, their professional career also seems to be a priority (14%), more than their financial situation (9%), unlike the majority of participants. The idea of self-improvement is also a major concern for these participants, who put it in fourth place, talking chiefly about their desire to become a better person. Individual success 17 % Career and professional development 14 % Personal happiness 17 % Self-improvement 12 % Financial situation 9 %