Pillar: Education & Training
Sonipat has a youth unemployment rate of 14.5%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 78.9%, 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 13% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 41% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Sonipat, which ranks 5 of 22 in Haryana for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 59.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 44% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,197.5.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Sonipat are in the Sonipat district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Sonipat youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.