Pillar: Education & Training
Chhindwara has a youth unemployment rate of 18.5%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 53.4%, 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 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 49% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 68% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Chhindwara, which ranks 15 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 27.4% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 891.8.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Chhindwara are in the Chhindwara district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Chhindwara youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.