Pillar: Education & Training
Higher education enrolment in New Delhi runs at 49%, better than the typical district. The district has 13 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 19% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 100% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In New Delhi, which ranks 8 of 11 in Delhi for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 60.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 100% and youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 4.6%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 46.7%, it sits close to the national mark.
What the Government Degree College is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the Government Degree College reference. For New Delhi specifically, see the New Delhi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The New Delhi youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.