Pillar: Education & Training
Patiala has a youth unemployment rate of 15.9%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 92.2%, 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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 65% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 29% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Patiala, which ranks 9 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 50.1% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,792.5.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Patiala are in the Patiala district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Patiala youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.