Pillar: Education & Training
West Jaintia Hills has a youth unemployment rate of 12.2%, close to the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 63.6%, 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 53% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In West Jaintia Hills, which ranks 7 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 187. On higher-education enrolment at 18.6%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in West Jaintia Hills are in the West Jaintia Hills district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the West Jaintia Hills youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.