Pillar: Education & Training
Sonitpur has a youth unemployment rate of 13.7%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 50.4%, 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.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 46% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Sonitpur, which ranks 20 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 14.8% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 141.5.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Sonitpur are in the Sonitpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Sonitpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.