Pillar: Education & Training
Pakyong has a youth unemployment rate of 10%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 67.9%, 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Pakyong, which ranks 1 of 6 in Sikkim for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 58.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 31% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,218.3.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Pakyong are in the Pakyong district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Pakyong youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.