Pillar: Education & Training
Khunti has a youth unemployment rate of 5.4%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 50.2%, 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.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 49% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Khunti, which ranks 11 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 11.9% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 257.5.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Khunti are in the Khunti district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Khunti youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.