Pillar: Education & Training
Ganderbal has a youth unemployment rate of 11%, close to the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 44.3%, 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.
57% of registered enterprises are in services while 43% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 43% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 8% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ganderbal, which ranks 3 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 22.9%, while it lags on ITI seats per lakh youth at 503.3.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Ganderbal are in the Ganderbal district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ganderbal youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.