Pillar: Education & Training
Karaikal has a youth unemployment rate of 19.1%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 58.5%, 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 62% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 71% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Karaikal, which ranks 2 of 2 in Puducherry for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 61.5% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,521.7.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Karaikal are in the Karaikal district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Karaikal youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.