[1] The revised policy, "emphasis[es] employment creation, financial support for young entrepreneurs and access to agricultural land" as well as including citizenship, disability rights, peace, security, education, environment, and reproductive health.
The burden of many of these inequalities falls on Namibian youth in terms of education, employment, poverty, and health outcomes.
[6] Previous government policies in Namibia have been unfavorable for twenty-first-century youth, diminishing their ability to engage meaningfully in socio-economic and political activities of the society.
Though Namibia's youth literacy rate fluctuated substantially in recent years, it tended to increase through the 1991–2015 period ending at 94.88% in 2015.
According to the Microdata of Namibia Labor Force Survey 2012, Youth unemployment rates of urban, 41.7% nevertheless, is lower compared to rural areas with 44.4%.