Pillar: Education & Training
Pudukkottai has a youth unemployment rate of 13%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 85.2%, 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 75% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 16% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Pudukkottai, which ranks 30 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 31.2%. On ITI seats per lakh youth at 729.5, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Pudukkottai are in the Pudukkottai district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Pudukkottai youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.