Pillar: Education & Training
Dhar has a youth unemployment rate of 0.3%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 49.3%, 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 43% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 46% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dhar, which ranks 49 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 12.4% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 316.2.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Dhar are in the Dhar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dhar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.