Pillar: Education & Training
Gadag has a youth unemployment rate of 9%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 75.7%, better than the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 41% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Gadag, which ranks 21 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 25.3% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 2,283.5.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Gadag are in the Gadag district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gadag youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.