Pillar: Education & Training
Jodhpur has a youth unemployment rate of 14.2%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 77.2%, 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.
66% of registered enterprises are in services while 34% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 66% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 42% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Jodhpur, which ranks 4 of 41 in Rajasthan for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 28.8%. On ITI seats per lakh youth at 733.2, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Jodhpur are in the Jodhpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Jodhpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.