Pillar: Education & Training
Dibrugarh has a youth unemployment rate of 12.2%, close to the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 55.8%, behind the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Dibrugarh, which ranks 2 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 16.4. On higher-education enrolment at 20.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Dibrugarh are in the Dibrugarh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dibrugarh youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.