Pillar: Education & Training
East Garo Hills has a youth unemployment rate of 12.2%, close to the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 60.5%, 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.
54% of registered enterprises are in services while 46% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In East Garo Hills, which ranks 5 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 15.7%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in East Garo Hills are in the East Garo Hills district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the East Garo Hills youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.