Pillar: Education & Training
Poonch has a youth unemployment rate of 10.1%, close to the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 64.1%, 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.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 18% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Poonch, which ranks 18 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 9.3% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 442.9.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Poonch are in the Poonch district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Poonch youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.