Pillar: Education & Training
Nicobar trains 0 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, behind the typical district. The Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra is a dedicated centre for this short-course, certification-linked training.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 92% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Nicobar, which ranks 3 of 3 in Andaman and Nicobar Island for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.1 out of 100. It trails the national picture on apprentices per lakh youth at 21.2.
Mandated services and how to locate the PMKK (Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra) in Nicobar are in the Nicobar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Nicobar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.