Pillar: Education & Training
Kupwara has a youth unemployment rate of 20.7%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 48.2%, 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 47% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 3% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kupwara, which ranks 8 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 10.5% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 294.5.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Kupwara are in the Kupwara district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kupwara youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.