Pillar: Education & Training
Aizawl has a youth unemployment rate of 22%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 94.4%, 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 81% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 39% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Aizawl, which ranks 2 of 11 in Mizoram for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 61.2 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 67.2%, while it lags on ITI seats per lakh youth at 404.8.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Aizawl are in the Aizawl district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Aizawl youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.