Pillar: Education & Training
Mandi has a youth unemployment rate of 22.4%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 86.2%, 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.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 70% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 41% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Mandi, which ranks 10 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 42.2% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 3,000.9.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Mandi are in the Mandi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Mandi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.