Pillar: Education & Training
Mandla has a youth unemployment rate of 1.1%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 61.1%, 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.
85% of registered enterprises are in services while 15% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 53% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 64% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Mandla, which ranks 6 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.8 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 12.1% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 408.5.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Mandla are in the Mandla district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Mandla youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.