Pillar: Education & Training
Sri Muktsar Sahib has a youth unemployment rate of 16.7%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 82.8%, 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 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 62% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 29% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Sri Muktsar Sahib, which ranks 22 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 851. On higher-education enrolment at 19.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Sri Muktsar Sahib are in the Sri Muktsar Sahib district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Sri Muktsar Sahib youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.