Pillar: Education & Training
Gurdaspur has a youth unemployment rate of 25%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 83%, 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 22% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Gurdaspur, which ranks 14 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.3 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,399.1, while it lags on higher-education enrolment at 16%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Gurdaspur are in the Gurdaspur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gurdaspur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.