Pillar: Education & Training
Ludhiana has a youth unemployment rate of 12.7%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 99.1%, 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.
66% of registered enterprises are in services while 34% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 70% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 32% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ludhiana, which ranks 2 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 863.2. On higher-education enrolment at 20%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Ludhiana are in the Ludhiana district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ludhiana youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.