Pillar: Education & Training
Fazilka has a youth unemployment rate of 19.5%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 86.2%, 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 65% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 52% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Fazilka, which ranks 18 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,748.5, while it lags on higher-education enrolment at 13%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Fazilka are in the Fazilka district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Fazilka youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.