Pillar: Education & Training
Kakching has a youth unemployment rate of 36.5%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 59.1%, 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.
48% of registered enterprises are in services while 52% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 53% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 33% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kakching, which ranks 9 of 16 in Manipur for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 25.7% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,068.1.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Kakching are in the Kakching district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kakching youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.