Pillar: Education & Training
Sirmaur has a youth unemployment rate of 37.1%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 91%, 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.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 73% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 41% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Sirmaur, which ranks 3 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 58.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 29.3% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,499.9.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Sirmaur are in the Sirmaur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Sirmaur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.