Pillar: Education & Training
Puri has a youth unemployment rate of 22.9%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 74.9%, 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 17% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Puri, which ranks 4 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 22.5%. On ITI seats per lakh youth at 628.8, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Puri are in the Puri district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Puri youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.