Pillar: Education & Training
Palamu has a youth unemployment rate of 3.6%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 68.5%, 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 67% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Palamu, which ranks 19 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.5 out of 100. On higher-education enrolment at 20.1% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 745.9, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Palamu are in the Palamu district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Palamu youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.