Afrobarometer Round 9 data confirm that women continue to engage at substantially lower rates than men across all indicators included in the survey. And youth (aged 18-35) are less engaged than older generations on all types of political and civic participation except protest; the disparity is largest for voting, where an 18-percentage-point gap separates youth from their elders. But as last year’s massive protests against Kenya’s Finance Bill demonstrate, once motivated, youth engagement can carry impressive weight. It may also take new forms: In response to a question asked in 28 countries in 2024 (Round 10), 7% of young Africans say they used social media during the previous year to “post about politics or community affairs” – a still-nascent form of political participation that has shown remarkable impact and is likely to grow.
Compared to citizens with post-secondary education, those with no formal schooling are more likely to vote, to identify with a political party, to attend community meetings, and to contact traditional leaders, and are about equally likely to contact an MP, local government councillor, or political party official.
Similarly, the poorest citizens are more likely than the well-off to identify with a political party, attend a community meeting, join with others to raise an issue, and contact traditional leaders, local government councillors, and political party officials, and are about equally likely to vote, protest, discuss politics, and contact MPs.
非洲晴雨表第九轮调查数据证实：在调查涵盖的所有指标中，女性参与率仍显著低于男性。青年群体（18-35岁）在除抗议活动外的各类政治及公民参与中均低于年长世代，其中投票参与率的代际差距最大——青年群体比年长者低18个百分点。但去年肯尼亚针对《财政法案》的大规模抗议活动表明，青年群体一旦被动员起来，其影响力不容小觑。参与形式也可能创新：2024年第十轮在28国的调查显示，7%的非洲青年表示过去一年曾通过社交媒体“发布政治或社区事务相关内容”——这种仍处于萌芽阶段的政治参与形式已展现显著影响力，且潜力可观。
与受过高等教育的群体相比，未接受正规教育的公民更倾向于投票、认同政党、参加社区会议及联络传统领袖（如，部落首领等）；而在联系议员、地方政府委员或政党官员方面，两者概率基本持平。
同样，最贫困群体比富裕阶层更可能认同政党、参加社区会议、联合发起议题、联络传统领袖及地方政府委员和政党官员；而在投票、抗议、讨论政治议题和联系议员等方面，两者的参与概率大致相当。
