Pillar: Education & Training
West Khasi Hills has a youth unemployment rate of 12.2%, close to the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 47.2%, 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.
68% of registered enterprises are in services while 32% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 44% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In West Khasi Hills, which ranks 4 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 12.3%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in West Khasi Hills are in the West Khasi Hills district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the West Khasi Hills youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.