Pillar: Education & Training
Mumbai has a youth unemployment rate of 7.4%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 75.8%, 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 21% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 12% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Mumbai, which ranks 1 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 66.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 38.8%, while it lags on ITI seats per lakh youth at 337.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Mumbai are in the Mumbai district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Mumbai youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.