Pillar: Education & Training
South Tripura has a youth unemployment rate of 10.2%, close to the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 68.1%, 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.
67% of registered enterprises are in services while 33% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 68% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In South Tripura, which ranks 6 of 8 in Tripura for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 14.5% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 551.5.
What the Career Counselling Cell is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the Career Counselling Cell reference. For South Tripura specifically, see the South Tripura district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The South Tripura youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.