Pillar: Education & Training
Ri Bhoi has a youth unemployment rate of 12.2%, close to the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 65.7%, 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.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 10% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Ri Bhoi, which ranks 2 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 37.4%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Ri Bhoi are in the Ri Bhoi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ri Bhoi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.