Pillar: Education & Training
Ratnagiri has a youth unemployment rate of 7.6%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 58.2%, 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.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 3% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ratnagiri, which ranks 6 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 27.5% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,443.1.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Ratnagiri are in the Ratnagiri district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ratnagiri youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.