Pillar: Education & Training
Theni has a youth unemployment rate of 14.5%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 75.3%, 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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 62% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 9% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Theni, which ranks 32 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 24.3% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 801.5.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Theni are in the Theni district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Theni youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.