Pillar: Education & Training
Mansa has a youth unemployment rate of 14.3%, 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.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% 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). 60% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Mansa, which ranks 17 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 25.7% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,266.5.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Mansa are in the Mansa district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Mansa youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.