Pillar: Education & Training
Hazaribag has a youth unemployment rate of 12.2%, close to the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 65.8%, 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 11% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Hazaribag, which ranks 8 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 27.2% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,003.8.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Hazaribag are in the Hazaribag district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Hazaribag youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.