Pillar: Education & Training
Tiruchirappalli has a youth unemployment rate of 13.2%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 93.3%, 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 77% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 26% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Tiruchirappalli, which ranks 13 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 67.9% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 955.3.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Tiruchirappalli are in the Tiruchirappalli district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Tiruchirappalli youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.