If a country has a youthful age structure, which future planning area deserves special attention?

Correct answer: Employment and skill development

A youthful age structure means that a large share of the population is made up of children and adolescents who will gradually enter working age. This creates an important planning opportunity as well as a responsibility. Governments need to provide good schooling, vocational and technical training, higher education, health support, and enough productive jobs. Support for entrepreneurship can also help young people use their skills and participate in the economy.

Option A is correct because employment and skill development prepare the large young population for future work. If education and jobs are insufficient, unemployment, underemployment, and social pressure may increase. Elderly care, pensions, and geriatric disease services are important in ageing societies, but they are not the main immediate planning priority indicated by a youthful age structure. Planning should be broad, though the central focus here is skills and employment.