Pillar: Education & Training
Mahe has a youth unemployment rate of 18.2%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 74.4%, 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 19% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 76% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 22% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Mahe, which ranks 2 of 15 in Puducherry for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 61.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 61.5%. On ITI seats per lakh youth at 746.1, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Mahe are in the Mahe district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Mahe youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.