Pillar: Education & Training
Kinnaur has a youth unemployment rate of 25.2%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 69%, close to the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 43% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kinnaur, which ranks 7 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,307.2, while it lags on higher-education enrolment at 9.9%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Kinnaur are in the Kinnaur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kinnaur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.