Pillar: Education & Training
Kota has a youth unemployment rate of 15.7%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 79%, 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 7% 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 Kota, which ranks 13 of 41 in Rajasthan for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 100% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 962.1.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Kota are in the Kota district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kota youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.