Pillar: Education & Training
Pulwama has a youth unemployment rate of 19.8%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 50.2%, 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.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 48% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 11% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Pulwama, which ranks 4 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 24.7%, while it lags on ITI seats per lakh youth at 501.4.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Pulwama are in the Pulwama district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Pulwama youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.