Pillar: Education & Training
Jaisalmer has a youth unemployment rate of 10.5%, close to the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 66.7%, close to the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 57% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 73% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Jaisalmer, which ranks 24 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% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 527.2.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Jaisalmer are in the Jaisalmer district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Jaisalmer youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.