Pillar: Education & Training
Higher education enrolment in Papum Pare runs at 100%, better than the typical district. The district has 13 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 93% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Papum Pare, which ranks 1 of 27 in Arunachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 59.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 93.1% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 52.9%, while it lags on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 40.2%.
What the Government Degree College is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the Government Degree College reference. For Papum Pare specifically, see the Papum Pare district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Papum Pare youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.