Pillar: Education & Training
Kishtwar has a youth unemployment rate of 10.1%, close to the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 58.3%, 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 57% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 8% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kishtwar, which ranks 20 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.2 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 861.7, while it lags on higher-education enrolment at 9.6%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Kishtwar are in the Kishtwar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kishtwar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.