Pillar: Education & Training
Moga has a youth unemployment rate of 11.1%, close to the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 80.5%, 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 12% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Moga, which ranks 21 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 2,351.3, while it lags on higher-education enrolment at 15%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Moga are in the Moga district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Moga youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.