Pillar: Education & Training
Bongaigaon has a youth unemployment rate of 16.1%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 66.5%, close to the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 12% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bongaigaon, which ranks 16 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 11.9% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 147.2.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Bongaigaon are in the Bongaigaon district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bongaigaon youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.