Pillar: Education & Training
East Singhbhum has a youth unemployment rate of 17.1%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 69%, close to the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In East Singhbhum, which ranks 1 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 21.7% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 841.2.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in East Singhbhum are in the East Singhbhum district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the East Singhbhum youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.