Pillar: Education & Training
Kaithal has a youth unemployment rate of 19.8%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 77.6%, 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 65% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 35% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kaithal, which ranks 14 of 22 in Haryana for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 22.5% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,718.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Kaithal are in the Kaithal district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kaithal youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.