Pillar: Education & Training
Barmer has a youth unemployment rate of 10.5%, close to the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 79.4%, 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.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 73% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 38% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Barmer, which ranks 23 of 41 in Rajasthan for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 10.5%. On ITI seats per lakh youth at 670, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Barmer are in the Barmer district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Barmer youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.