Pillar: Education & Training
Sivasagar has a youth unemployment rate of 21.7%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 59.2%, 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 54% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Sivasagar, which ranks 11 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 15.2% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 365.3.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Sivasagar are in the Sivasagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Sivasagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.