Pillar: Education & Training
Sas Nagar has a youth unemployment rate of 21.4%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 100%, 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 78% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 23% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Sas Nagar, which ranks 1 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 56 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 98.9% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 901.7.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Sas Nagar are in the Sas Nagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Sas Nagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.