Pillar: Education & Training
Chamba has a youth unemployment rate of 10.2%, close to the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 89.1%, better than the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
85% of registered enterprises are in services while 15% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 72% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 42% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Chamba, which ranks 9 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,634.6. On higher-education enrolment at 21.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Chamba are in the Chamba district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Chamba youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.