Pillar: Education & Training
Lahaul and Spiti has a youth unemployment rate of 25.2%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 51.5%, 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.
88% of registered enterprises are in services while 12% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 42% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 50% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Lahaul and Spiti, which ranks 11 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 3,989.5, while it lags on higher-education enrolment at 3%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Lahaul and Spiti are in the Lahaul and Spiti district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Lahaul and Spiti youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.