20% of young people aged 15-24 worldwide (267 million) are not in employment, education or training.1 / 21% of truck driver positions and 19% of bus and coach driver positions in Europe and the CIS are unfilled.2 IRU is calling on governments to lower the minimum age for professional drivers to 18 in all sectors (truck, bus and coach). This simple measure will ease long-term driver shortages by guiding school leavers directly into professional training, helping combat youth unemployment.