Pillar: Education & Training
Kakching has 40.6 apprentices per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 25.7%, better than the typical district. The Government Polytechnic offers a diploma-level technical route between school and a full degree, feeding directly into apprenticeship and industry roles.
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 ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,068.1. The district has 4 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic 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.