Pillar: Education & Training
Doda has a youth unemployment rate of 10.1%, close to the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 70.6%, 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.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 69% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 17% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Doda, which ranks 17 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 11.6% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 495.7.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Doda are in the Doda district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Doda youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.