Pillar: Education & Training
Lohardaga has a youth unemployment rate of 5.4%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 60.4%, 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 11% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Lohardaga, which ranks 3 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 15.9% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 603.6.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Lohardaga are in the Lohardaga district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Lohardaga youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.