Pillar: Education & Training
Budgam has a youth unemployment rate of 6.4%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 46.7%, 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.
55% of registered enterprises are in services while 45% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 44% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Budgam, which ranks 11 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 13.3% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 249.2.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Budgam are in the Budgam district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Budgam youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.