Pillar: Education & Training
Kathua has a youth unemployment rate of 23.1%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 69.6%, close to the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 67% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 15% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kathua, which ranks 5 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.3 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 24%, while it lags on ITI seats per lakh youth at 590.1.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Kathua are in the Kathua district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kathua youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.