Pillar: Education & Training
Nilgiris has a youth unemployment rate of 14.3%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 67.9%, close to 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. Only 57% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 7% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Nilgiris, which ranks 20 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 14.1%. On ITI seats per lakh youth at 735, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Nilgiris are in the Nilgiris district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Nilgiris youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.