Pillar: Education & Training
Solapur has a youth unemployment rate of 5.8%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 76.3%, 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 65% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 16% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Solapur, which ranks 25 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.6 out of 100. On higher-education enrolment at 20% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 747.2, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Solapur are in the Solapur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Solapur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.