Pillar: Education & Training
Nagapattinam has a youth unemployment rate of 13%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 73.7%, 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 14% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Nagapattinam, which ranks 28 of 38 in Tamil Nadu 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 44% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,468.3.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Nagapattinam are in the Nagapattinam district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Nagapattinam youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.