Pillar: Education & Training
Dhanbad has a youth unemployment rate of 23.5%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 50%, 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 46% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 10% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dhanbad, which ranks 5 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 22.5% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,438.2.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Dhanbad are in the Dhanbad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dhanbad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.