Pillar: Education & Training
Chatra has a youth unemployment rate of 10.3%, close to the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 56.3%, 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Chatra, which ranks 15 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.2 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 10.2% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 233.8.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Chatra are in the Chatra district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Chatra youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.