Pillar: Education & Training
Jhargram has a youth unemployment rate of 9.5%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 80.8%, 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.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Jhargram, which ranks 20 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 16.6%. On ITI seats per lakh youth at 751.3, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Jhargram are in the Jhargram district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Jhargram youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.