This statistic depicts the results of a survey about the share of Arab youth who believe on religion holding the region back across the Golf Cooperation Council as of January 2019. During the survey period, around 46 percent of the respondents from the GCC disagreed that religion was holding the region back.
Share of Arab youth who believe on religion holding the region back across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) as of January 2019
Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, MENA
Survey time period
January 6 to 29, 2019
Number of respondents
1,200 respondents
Age group
18-24
Special properties
Interviews were conducted in Arabic and English
Method of interview
Face-to-face interview
Supplementary notes
* Original question was phased as follows:"How strongly do you agree with the following statement? -Arab world’s religious values are holding the Arab world back” ".
United Arab Emirates n=300
Oman n=200
Bahrain n=200
Saudi Arabia=300
Kuwait n=200
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Asdaa Burson Marsteller. (April 30, 2019). Share of Arab youth who believe on religion holding the region back across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) as of January 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1009449/gcc-arab-youth-s-believe-religion-holding-region-back/
Asdaa Burson Marsteller. "Share of Arab youth who believe on religion holding the region back across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) as of January 2019." Chart. April 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1009449/gcc-arab-youth-s-believe-religion-holding-region-back/
Asdaa Burson Marsteller. (2019). Share of Arab youth who believe on religion holding the region back across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) as of January 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1009449/gcc-arab-youth-s-believe-religion-holding-region-back/
Asdaa Burson Marsteller. "Share of Arab Youth Who Believe on Religion Holding The Region Back across The Gulf Cooperation Council (Gcc) as of January 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1009449/gcc-arab-youth-s-believe-religion-holding-region-back/
Asdaa Burson Marsteller, Share of Arab youth who believe on religion holding the region back across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) as of January 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1009449/gcc-arab-youth-s-believe-religion-holding-region-back/ (last visited December 31, 2024)
Share of Arab youth who believe on religion holding the region back across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) as of January 2019 [Graph], Asdaa Burson Marsteller, April 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1009449/gcc-arab-youth-s-believe-religion-holding-region-back/
