Overview
- Berlin, Brandenburg, Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein and Thuringia scored above average, while Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and Saxony-Anhalt ranked below.
- The index flags Saarland for high infant mortality, weak pediatric provision and low childcare investment, and urges a stronger focus on poverty reduction and school dropouts.
- Saxony-Anhalt is marked by high shares of pupils outside mainstream schools, high dropout rates, poor off-hours transport and limited youth spaces.
- Hamburg posts top results in participation, education and leisure access, though the report calls for stronger measures against child poverty.
- Built on 101 indicators and a survey of 3,218 young people, the 2025 index compares six core rights and concludes no state implements them comprehensively.