Pillar: Education & Training
Lakhimpur has a youth unemployment rate of 14.4%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 68.9%, 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.
58% of registered enterprises are in services while 42% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Lakhimpur, which ranks 5 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 6. On higher-education enrolment at 18.6%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Lakhimpur are in the Lakhimpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Lakhimpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.