Pillar: Education & Training
Karimganj has a youth unemployment rate of 7.8%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 60.4%, 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Karimganj, which ranks 34 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 39.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 9.6% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 11.6.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Karimganj are in the Karimganj district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Karimganj youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.