Pillar: Education & Training
Pithoragarh has a youth unemployment rate of 11.4%, close to the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 81.7%, better than 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 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 24% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Pithoragarh, which ranks 5 of 13 in Uttarakhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 27.5%. On ITI seats per lakh youth at 760.5, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Pithoragarh are in the Pithoragarh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Pithoragarh youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.