Pillar: Education & Training
West Singhbhum has a youth unemployment rate of 5.6%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 51.3%, 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.
86% of registered enterprises are in services while 14% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In West Singhbhum, which ranks 22 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 11.5% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 458.8.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in West Singhbhum are in the West Singhbhum district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the West Singhbhum youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.