Pillar: Education & Training
Kachchh has a youth unemployment rate of 0.5%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 50.9%, 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 13% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 44% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 11% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kachchh, which ranks 15 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 11.1%. On ITI seats per lakh youth at 647.9, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Kachchh are in the Kachchh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kachchh youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.