Pillar: Education & Training
Mokokchung has a youth unemployment rate of 17.5%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 33%, 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.
60% of registered enterprises are in services while 40% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 28% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 17% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Mokokchung, which ranks 6 of 17 in Nagaland for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.2 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 7.7% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 149.7.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Mokokchung are in the Mokokchung district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Mokokchung youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.