Pillar: Education & Training
Anantnag has a youth unemployment rate of 17.7%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 43%, behind the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 41% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 17% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Anantnag, which ranks 10 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 16% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 319.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Anantnag are in the Anantnag district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Anantnag youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.