Pillar: Education & Training
Hoshiarpur has a youth unemployment rate of 25.5%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 81.7%, 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 62% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 38% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Hoshiarpur, which ranks 12 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,286.3, while it lags on higher-education enrolment at 17.3%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Hoshiarpur are in the Hoshiarpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Hoshiarpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.