Pillar: Education & Training
West Garo Hills has a youth unemployment rate of 12.2%, close to the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 68.8%, 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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 13% of ITI trainers are certified.
In West Garo Hills, which ranks 3 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 25.6%, while it lags on ITI seats per lakh youth at 427.1.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in West Garo Hills are in the West Garo Hills district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the West Garo Hills youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.