Pillar: Education & Training
Dindigul has a youth unemployment rate of 15.3%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 80.2%, 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.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 68% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 27% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dindigul, which ranks 33 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 30%, while it lags on ITI seats per lakh youth at 500.7.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Dindigul are in the Dindigul district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dindigul youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.