Pillar: Education & Training
Shopian has a youth unemployment rate of 13.5%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 45%, 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 44% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 7% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Shopian, which ranks 2 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 56 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 16.9% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 367.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Shopian are in the Shopian district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Shopian youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.