Hyderabad, March 27 -- India's youth faces significant challenges with high unemployment rates, where approximately 83% of the unemployed individuals are youth, according to the India Employment Report 2024 report released by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Institute of Human Development (IHD).

The report, released by chief economic advisor V Anantha Nageswaran, highlights a worrying trend showing that the percentage of educated young individuals, with at least a secondary education, among all unemployed youth has almost doubled from 35.2 per cent in 2000 to 65.7 per cent in 2022.

Dropout numbers up in secondary education

Dropout rates following secondary education continue to be elevated, especially in less affluen...