Pillar: Education & Training
Golaghat has a youth unemployment rate of 11.9%, close to the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 50.8%, 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.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 47% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Golaghat, which ranks 10 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 12.2% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 11.4.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Golaghat are in the Golaghat district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Golaghat youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.