Pillar: Education & Training
East Jaintia Hills has a youth unemployment rate of 12.2%, close to the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 44.5%, 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.
66% of registered enterprises are in services while 34% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 37% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In East Jaintia Hills, which ranks 8 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 6.4% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 0.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in East Jaintia Hills are in the East Jaintia Hills district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the East Jaintia Hills youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.