Pillar: Education & Training
Namchi has a youth unemployment rate of 10%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 57%, 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 7% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Namchi, which ranks 2 of 6 in Sikkim for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 40.2% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,298.1.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Namchi are in the Namchi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Namchi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.