Pillar: Education & Training
Dima Hasao has a youth unemployment rate of 12.2%, close to the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 59.4%, 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.
69% of registered enterprises are in services while 31% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 53% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Dima Hasao, which ranks 14 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 13.1% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 117.3.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Dima Hasao are in the Dima Hasao district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dima Hasao youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.