Pillar: Education & Training
Cooch Behar has a youth unemployment rate of 12.4%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 78%, 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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% 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 21% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Cooch Behar, which ranks 12 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.3 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 21.8%, while it lags on ITI seats per lakh youth at 225.1.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Cooch Behar are in the Cooch Behar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Cooch Behar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.