Pillar: Education & Training
Dharmapuri has a youth unemployment rate of 10.1%, close to the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 83.4%, 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.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 74% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 29% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dharmapuri, which ranks 18 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.1 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 35.4%, while it lags on ITI seats per lakh youth at 300.3.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Dharmapuri are in the Dharmapuri district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dharmapuri youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.