Pillar: Education & Training
Kulgam has a youth unemployment rate of 20.8%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 52.7%, 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kulgam, which ranks 9 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 26.1%, while it lags on ITI seats per lakh youth at 429.3.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Kulgam are in the Kulgam district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kulgam youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.