Pillar: Education & Training
East Khasi Hills has a youth unemployment rate of 10%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 74.8%, better than the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 62% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 4% of ITI trainers are certified.
In East Khasi Hills, which ranks 1 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 45%, while it lags on ITI seats per lakh youth at 441.4.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in East Khasi Hills are in the East Khasi Hills district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the East Khasi Hills youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.