Pillar: Education & Training
Higher education enrolment in Hoshiarpur runs at 17.3%, behind the typical district. The district has 54 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 82% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Hoshiarpur, which ranks 9 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.3 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 81.7%, while it lags on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 26%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 43.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
What the Government Degree College is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the Government Degree College reference. For Hoshiarpur specifically, see the Hoshiarpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Hoshiarpur youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.