Pillar: Education & Training
Youth unemployment in Gangtok stands at 10%, better than the typical district. The youth labour force participation rate is 56.9%, better than the typical district. The Model Career Centre exists to place young jobseekers against this gap.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 40% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 11% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Gangtok, which ranks 3 of 6 in Sikkim for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on average daily wage for regular work at ₹787.5 and self-employed workers at 44.6%. 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 Gangtok are in the Gangtok district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gangtok youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.