Pillar: Education & Training
Almora has a youth unemployment rate of 13.9%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 68.6%, 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.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 25% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Almora, which ranks 10 of 13 in Uttarakhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 24.7%. On ITI seats per lakh youth at 756.7, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Almora are in the Almora district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Almora youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.