Pillar: Education & Training
Leh has a youth unemployment rate of 18.7%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 61.6%, 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 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 15% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Leh, which ranks 1 of 2 in Ladakh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 59.2 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 9.5%. On ITI seats per lakh youth at 639.2, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Leh are in the Leh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Leh youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.