Pillar: Education & Training
Dumka has a youth unemployment rate of 0.8%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 55.7%, 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 9% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dumka, which ranks 14 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.4 out of 100. On higher-education enrolment at 17.8% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 683.8, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Dumka are in the Dumka district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dumka youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.