Pillar: Education & Training
Dumka has 47.4 apprentices per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 17.8%, close to the typical district. The Government Polytechnic offers a diploma-level technical route between school and a full degree, feeding directly into apprenticeship and industry roles.
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 ITI seats per lakh youth at 683.8, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 16 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic 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.