Pillar: Education & Training
Kangra has a youth unemployment rate of 22.4%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 93.1%, 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.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 75% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 42% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kangra, which ranks 8 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 44.5% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 2,782.2.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Kangra are in the Kangra district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kangra youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.