Pillar: Education & Training
Pondicherry has a youth unemployment rate of 19.1%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 67.4%, close to 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 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 71% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 64% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Pondicherry, which ranks 1 of 2 in Puducherry for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 59.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 61.5%, while it lags on ITI seats per lakh youth at 443.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Pondicherry are in the Pondicherry district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Pondicherry youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.