Pillar: Education & Training
Lahaul and Spiti has 620.3 apprentices per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 3%, behind the typical district. The Government Polytechnic offers a diploma-level technical route between school and a full degree, feeding directly into apprenticeship and industry roles.
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. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 3,989.5. The district has 1 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic 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.