Pillar: Education & Training
Dadra and Nagar Haveli has a youth unemployment rate of 4.2%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 43%, 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 18% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 48% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 12% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dadra and Nagar Haveli, which ranks 2 of 3 in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 14% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 231.2.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Dadra and Nagar Haveli are in the Dadra and Nagar Haveli district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dadra and Nagar Haveli youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.