Pillar: Education & Training
Youth unemployment in Barmer stands at 10.5%, close to the typical district. The youth labour force participation rate is 53.7%, better than the typical district. The Model Career Centre exists to place young jobseekers against this gap.
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. The district runs ahead of the national picture on average daily wage for regular work at ₹839.1, while it lags on self-employed workers at 68%. On informal workers with any social-security cover at 0%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Model Career Centre 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.