Pillar: Education & Training
Kapurthala has a youth unemployment rate of 17.1%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 79.6%, 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. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 13% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kapurthala, which ranks 19 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 100% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,031.3.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Kapurthala are in the Kapurthala district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kapurthala youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.