Pillar: Education & Training
Chandel has a youth unemployment rate of 36.5%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 41.1%, 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.
57% of registered enterprises are in services while 43% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 36% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 50% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Chandel, which ranks 12 of 16 in Manipur for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,208.4. On higher-education enrolment at 21.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Chandel are in the Chandel district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Chandel youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.