Pillar: Education & Training
Mayiladuthurai has a youth unemployment rate of 13%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 86.9%, 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 76% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Mayiladuthurai, which ranks 31 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 513. On higher-education enrolment at 20.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Mayiladuthurai are in the Mayiladuthurai district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Mayiladuthurai youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.