Canada posts lowest youth AI use at work of 10 Commonwealth countries
Malawi ranked last at 26.3, with Lesotho at 27.8. World Bank figures cited in the index record electricity reaching 15.6 percent of Malawi’s population and youth internet use at 27.4 percent.
Rwanda’s recorded 4G network covers 98.8 percent of the population while 33.4 percent of young people report using the internet.
Approximately 90 percent of Nigerian respondents in the research examined expected to use AI for education or work within the following year, while Nigeria’s Digital, data, media and AI capability pillar scored 0.8 out of 10.
Calvin Ayre, founder of the think tank behind the index, said the changes AI brings will run through work, business, and wealth creation. Ayre said no one can afford to be complacent.
The white paper states that it is an independent publication and was not produced, sponsored or endorsed by the Commonwealth Secretariat or the organisers of the meeting.
